Old Poets

“ Old Poets is an indispensable jewel.” — Washington Post “An astonishing array of encounters...Hall’s observations are shrewd and generous.” — Boston Globe Intimate portraits of great poets in old age, giving new insight into their work and their lives, and context to the often flawless art created by flawed human beings. The best of themselves endure, and the old poets’ existence and endurance gives readers courage to pursue their own vision. Donald Hall ( Essays After Eighty and A Carnival of