Donald Hall (1928–2018) was born in Connecticut and lived and worked on his great-grandfather’s farm in New Hampshire. Across more than six decades and twenty books of poetry, Hall’s New England practicality, tenacious passion, and intellectual independence marked a path for literature. His memoir Unpacking the Boxes, published on his eightieth birthday, is excerpted as “Gaudeamus Igitur” in our Library. Hall was a noted essayist, children’s book author, fiction writer, and a US Poet Laureate. Among his many publications are the essay collections Essays After Eighty and A Carnival of Losses: Notes on Nearing Ninety.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Rhythm & Sound, an audio interview, in Winter 2024
- The Writing Process, an audio interview, in Spring 2023
- Notes Nearing Ninety, an essay, in Spring 2018
- Reading Three Poems, a narrative outloud - video, in Fall 2017
- Life Work, a memoir, in Stories of the Week: 2015–2016
- Reading His Poetry, a reading - video, in Spring 2015
- Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr., an essay, in Stories of the Week: 2014–2015
- Reading Two Poems, a reading - video, in Fall 2019
- From Our Interview, an audio interview, in Spring 2012
- On Poetry, an audio interview, in Spring 2010
- Donald Hall, an interview, in Spring 2010
- Hall’s Index, an essay, in Spring 2009
- Gaudeamus Igitur, an essay, in Spring 2008
- Eleven Days, a memoir, in Spring 2004
- Poetry Readings from Our Interview with Don, a narrative outloud - audio, in Spring 2009
- Poetry and Ambition, an essay, in Fall 2007