Unpacking the Boxes: A Memoir of a Life in Poetry by Donald Hall (English) Paper
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Unpacking the Boxes: A Memoir of a Life in Poetry by Donald Hall (English) Paper. Author Donald Hall. Format Paperback. Unpacking the Boxes by Donald Hall Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Donald Hall spent his childhood in Depression-era suburban Connecticut, where as the doted-upon son of dramatically thwarted parents he first realized poetry was 'secret, dangerous, wicked, and delicious'. This book presents an account of the poetry and books that moved and formed him as a child and young man, and of his efforts at poetry writing. Publisher Description Donald Hall's remarkable life in poetry - a career capped by his appointment as laureate in 2006 - comes alive in this richly detailed, self-revealing memoir. Hall's invaluable record of the making of a poet begins with his childhood in Depression-era suburban Connecticut, where he first realized poetry was 'secret, dangerous, wicked, and delicious,' and ends with what he calls 'the planet of antiquity,' a time of life dramatically punctuated by his appointment as poet laureate of the United States. Hall writes eloquently of the poetry and books that moved and formed him as a child and young man, and of adolescent efforts at poetry writing - an endeavor he wryly describes as more hormonal than artistic. His painful formative days at Exeter, where he was sent like a naive lamb to a high WASP academic slaughter, are followed by a poetic self-liberation of sorts at Harvard. Here he rubs elbows with Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, and Edward Gorey, and begins lifelong friendships with Robert Bly, Adrienne Rich, and George Plimpton. After Harvard, Hall is off to Oxford, where the high spirits and rampant poetry careerism of the postwar university scene are brilliantly captured. At eighty, Hall is as painstakingly honest about his failures and low points as a poet, writer, lover, and father as he is about his successes, making Unpacking the Boxes - his first book since being named poet laureate - both revelatory and tremendously poignant. AUTHOR: Donald Hall, Poet Laureate of the United States from 2006-2007, has received the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in poetry for The One Day (1989), the Lenore Marshall Award for The Happy Man (1987), the 1990 Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America for Old and New Poems (1990), and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Details ISBN 054724794X ISBN-13 9780547247946 Title Unpacking the Boxes Author Donald Hall Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 208 Publisher Houghton Mifflin GEItemID:22901796; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
