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Donald Hall was born in Hamden, Connecticut in 1928....

PERSONAL: Born September 20, 1928, in New Haven, CT; son of Donald Andrew (a businessman) and Lucy (Wells) Hall; married Kirby Thompson, September 13, 1952 .

Donald Hall, one of the last major American poets of his generation, died Saturday night at Eagle Pond Farm in Wilmot, N.H., where he hayed with his grandfather.

Donald Hall was born in Hamden, Connecticut in 1928.

Donald Hall's remarkable life in poetry -- a career capped by his appointment as U.S. poet laureate in 2006 -- comes alive in this richly detailed, self-revealing memoir.

Donald Hall is an American poet who, through an illustrious career and as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2006-2007, has worked to.

Donald Hall

American writer

For other people named Donald Hall, see Donald Hall (disambiguation).

Donald Hall

Born	(1928-09-20)September 20, 1928 Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	June 23, 2018(2018-06-23) (aged 89) Wilmot, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupation	Poet, writer, editor, critic.
Education	Harvard University (BA) Christ Church, Oxford (BLitt)
Period	1950–2018
Genre	Poetry, essays, children's literature, memoirs, biography
Notable awards	Robert Frost Medal (1991)
Spouse	Kirby Thompson (m. 1952–67) Jane Kenyon (m. 1972; died 1995)

Donald Andrew Hall Jr.^[1] (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) was an American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic.

He was the author of more than 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and including 22 volumes of verse. Hall was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard Unive