When it comes to poetry, I think partly the numbers of people attempting to write poems is probably a result or the reaction to technology. Donald Hall attemptnumberpartly Change image and share on social
My problem isn't death but old age. I fret about my lack of balance, my buckling knee, my difficulty standing up and sitting down. Donald Hall agebalancebuckle Change image and share on social
In 1975, I quit my tenure, and we moved from Ann Arbor to New Hampshire. It was daunting to pay for groceries and the mortgage by freelance writing - but it worked, and I loved doing it. Donald Hall annarbordaunt Change image and share on social
Every afternoon, I shut the door of my bedroom to write: Poetry was secret, dangerous, wicked and delicious. Donald Hall afternoonbedroomdangerous Change image and share on social
Both my New Hampshire great-grandfathers wore facial hair: the Copperhead who fought in the war and the sheep farmer too old for combat. Donald Hall combatcopperheadfacial Change image and share on social
Although I was paid a salary in Ann Arbor, my wife and children and I drank powdered milk at six cents a quart instead of the stuff that came in bottles. I was a tightwad. Donald Hall annarborbottle Change image and share on social
Poetry offers works of art that are beautiful, like paintings, which are my second favorite work of the art, but there are also works of art that embody emotion and that are kind of school for feeling. They teach how to feel, and they do this by the means of their beauty of language. Donald Hall artbeautifulbeauty share on social
It is sensible of me to be aware that I will die one of these days. I will not 'pass away.' Donald Hall awaredaydie Change image and share on social
Some days I feel good about my work, and sometimes I feel I've never written anything worthwhile. That's par for the course. Donald Hall dayfeelgood Change image and share on social
Poetry is what I've done my whole life. And every important thing in my life had found itself into poems. Donald Hall findhaveimportant Change image and share on social
