Quotes by : Donald Hall

In my life, I've seen enormous increase in the consumption of poetry. When I was young, there were virtually....

As Henry Moore carvedor modelled his sculpture every day,he strove to surpass Donatello4. and failed,....

Sound had always been my portal to poetry, but in the beginning, sound was imagined through the eye.

My parents were willing to let me follow my nose, do what I wanted to do, and they supported my interest....

It's almost relaxing to know I'll die fairly soon, as it's a comfort not to obsess about my next orgasm.....

For better or worse, poetry is my life.

Every afternoon, I shut the door of my bedroom to write: Poetry was secret, dangerous, wicked and delicious.....

Prose is not so dependent on sound. The line of poetry, with the breaking of the line - to me, sound....

One day, of course, no one will remember what I remember.

Everything important always begins from something trivial.