Sound had always been my portal to poetry, but in the beginning, sound was imagined through the eye. Donald Hall begineyeimagine Change image and share on social
In anything you write - in a short story, a poem - there has to be a counter-motion; it can't go all in one direction. Donald Hall counterdirectionmotion Change image and share on social
Many years, I would publish four books - an anthology, a book of criticism, a new book of poems, a book of essays. Donald Hall anthologybookcriticism Change image and share on social
We approached Athens from the north in early twilight, climbing a hill. When we reached its peak, we were dazzled to look down and see the Acropolis struck by one beam of the setting sun, as if posing for a picture. Donald Hall acropolisapproachathens share on social
When I was a child, I loved old people. My New Hampshire grandfather was my model human being. Donald Hall childgrandfatherhampshire Change image and share on social
I was at Harvard with a whole bunch of poets, and that was very rare. They published a lot of books because there was an excitement after the war that translated into poetry. Donald Hall bookbunchexcitement Change image and share on social
When I was 12, I had a fondness for horror movies like the 'Wolfman.' The boy next door said I should read Poe. Donald Hall boydoorfondness Change image and share on social
As I look at the barn in my ninth decade, I see the no-smoking sign, rusted and tilting on the unpainted gray clapboard. My grandfather, born in 1875, milked his cattle there a century ago. Donald Hall agobarnbear Change image and share on social
It used to be that phrases and lines would come into my head, often many of them in a period of five days or a week, and maybe I didn't know what I was talking about, but the words had a kind of heaviness or deliciousness to them. Donald Hall daydeliciousnesshead share on social
When I lament and darken over my diminishments, I accomplish nothing. It's better to sit at the window all day, pleased to watch birds, barns, and flowers. Donald Hall accomplishbarnbird Change image and share on social
