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Donald Hall’s poignant and courageous poetry speaks of the death of the magnificent, humorous, and gifted Jane Kenyon. Hall speaks to us all of grief, as a poet lamenting the death of a poet, as a husband mourning the loss of a wife. Without is Hall’s greatest and most honorable achievement-his gift and testimony, his lament and his celebration of loss and of love.
- A Poet’s Grief:Donald Hall, one of America’s most celebrated poets, confronts the illness and death of his wife, the poet Jane Kenyon.
- Memoir in Verse:A searing, day-by-day chronicle of their final year together, from a leukemia diagnosis to the last moments by her bedside.
- Love and Loss:An unflinching yet tender testimony to a great love and an extraordinary marriage, finding beauty even in the depths of sorrow.
- An Elegy for the Ages:A landmark collection that speaks to anyone who has experienced profound loss, offering courage and honesty without easy answers.
Author: Donald Hall
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 4/14/1999
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.32 lbs
Size: 9.01″ H x 6.04″ L x 0.3″ W
ISBN: 9780395957653
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