{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-donald-hall","title":"Selected Poems of Donald Hall","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSelected Poems of Donald Hall\u003c\/h1\u003eDonald Hall,Donald Hall\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003eJuly 29 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781328745606\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1328745600\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\"The hard-won achievement of a lifetime.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"When I was twelve I wrote my first poem, and by fourteen I decided that's what I'd do my whole life. I don't regret it.\" -- from the afterword by Donald Hall\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Donald Hall is an American master, one of the nation's most beloved and accomplished poets. Now in his eighties, having taken stock of the body of his work--rigorous, gorgeous verse that is the result of seventy years of \"ambition and pleasure\"--he strips it down.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Selected Poems of Donald Hall\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the poet's handpicked, concise selection, showcasing work rich with humor and Eros and \"a kind of simplicity that succeeds in engaging the reader in the first few lines\" (Billy Collins).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the enduring \"My Son My Executioner\" to \"Names of Horses\" to \"Without,\" Donald Hall's best poems deliver \"a banquet in the mouth\" (Charles Simic) and an \"aching elegance\" (\u003cem\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e). For the first-time reader or an old friend, these are, above all others, the poems to read, reread, and remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67393043759149,"sku":"WHS-f19cd93f17bf475b8e682f7561c498e6","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_da8115ca-1054-4eed-9e60-49c786d6a616.jpg?v=1787370798","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/selected-poems-of-donald-hall","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}