MPR News is Member supported public media. Show your support today, donate, and ensure access to local news and in-depth conversations for everyone.

Grow the Future of Public Media

Marianne Combs

Author

Donald Hall is considered one of America's greatest poets. He's published 15 volumes of poetry. The two most recent works, "Without" and "The Painted Bed," deal with the death of his wife, poet Jane Kenyon in 1995. Hall told MPR's Marianne Combs he was drawn to poetry from an early age.

Donald Hall reflects on his life of poetry

Share