Donald Hall
American writer (1928-2018) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 89
Donald Andrew Hall Jr. was an American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic. He was the author of more than 50 books across multiple genres including children's literature, biography, memoirs, essays, plays, sports journalism, and fifteen volumes of verse.
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He was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard University, and Christ Church, Oxford. Early in his career, he became the first poetry editor of The Paris Review (1953-1961), the quarterly literary journal, and was noted for interviewing poets and other authors on their craft.
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Robert HassBoth received National Book Critics Circle Award for PoetryKamau BrathwaiteBoth received Robert Frost MedalHoward NemerovBoth received United States Poet Laureate
Yusef KomunyakaaBoth received Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
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