Old Poets: Reminiscences and Opinions
- ISBN-10
- 1567926959
- ISBN-13
- 9781567926958
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-03-23
- Author
- Donald Hall
Description
" For lovers of literature, this is a gorgeous remembrance and likely to compel an immediate visit to the poetry section of the nearest bookstore--as Hall writes, "Their presences have been emblems in my life, and I remember these poets as ...
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