A fellowship to Oxford acquainted me with the depths of English cooking. By the twenty-first century, London's best restaurants are as good as Paris's, but not in the 1950s. Donald Hall 1950sacquaintcentury Change image and share on social
I write longhand; I make changes longhand, and I have an assistant who types it up. She lives 70 yards away. Every afternoon, I have a case I leave out on the porch, and she brings it back the next morning. Donald Hall afternoonassistantback share on social
Everything important always begins from something trivial. Donald Hall beginimportanttrivial 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
I felt the need to be more open and expressive of my feelings, not just about the hills and the countryside, but about the daily life. Donald Hall countrysidedailyexpressive Change image and share on social
It used to be that one poet in each generation performed poems in public. In the twenties, it was Vachel Lindsay, who sometimes dropped to his knees in the middle of a poem. Then Robert Frost took over, and made his living largely on the road. Donald Hall dropfrostgeneration share on social
Many times I have written something, and after it was published, I understood what I was saying. Donald Hall publishtimeunderstand 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
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
In the fifties, no one wore beards. In Eisenhower's day, as in the time of the Founding Fathers, all chins were smooth, while during the Civil War, beards were as common as sepsis. Donald Hall beardchincivil Change image and share on social
