Donald Hall

Donald Andrew Hall, Jr.^[1] (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018), known as Donald Hall was an American poet, writer, editor and literary critic. He became the first poetry editor of The Paris Review (1953–1961). On June 14, 2006, Hall was appointed as the Library of Congress's 14th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry (commonly known as "Poet Laureate of the United States").^[2] Hall served as poet laureate for one year.

Donald Hall
Born	(1928-09-20)September 20, 1928 Hamden, Connecticut, US
Died	June 23, 2018(2018-06-23) (aged 89) Wilmot, New Hampshire, US
Occupation	Poet, writer, editor, critic.
Nationality	United States
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)​
Children	Andrew Philippa

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• List of poets from North America