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Also Known As Donald Andrew Hall Jr.
Born September 20, 1928 • New Haven • Connecticut
Died June 23, 2018 (aged 89) • New Hampshire
Awards And Honors poet laureate • Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1994) • Newdigate Prize (1952)
Notable Works “Exiles and Marriages” • “The Dark Houses” • “The One Day: A Poem in Three Parts” • “White Apples and the Taste of Stone”
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