Saturday, July 01, 2006

NEW POET LAUREATE: DONALD HALL

On June 14, the Library of Congress announced that Donald Hall was the new National Poet Laureate, succeeding Iowa native Ted Kooser. Some of Hall's poems can be found at Famous Poets and Poems. More information about him, including interviews and bibliographies, can be found at Poets.org.

The Elk Grove Village Public Library has several of his poetry collections, including:

Seasons at Eagle Pond (811.54 HAL)

The One Day: A Poem in Three Parts (811.54 HAL)

The Painted Bed (811.54 HAL)

He has also written numerous children's books and prose works, as well as edited collections of poetry.

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