THE TOWN OF HILL.

HALL, DONALD.

(Boston: David R. Godine, 1975). 222 x 140 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/2"). 44 pp. FIRST EDITION.

Publisher's patterned paper boards. Without dust jacket, as issued. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR in ink on title: "for Kurt & Laure-Anne / with joy at / Poets' House / Donald Hall / 4/13/03." Extremities just faintly rubbed; a small area in and near the titling border on front cover damaged and replicated (at the publisher's?), otherwise very fine, the text extremely bright and fresh.

Affectionately signed to a significant pair of fellow writers, this is a volume with poems written in the author's signature no-frills style, tackling a variety of subjects ranging from social and political commentary to cheeky imaginative narratives to poignant descriptions of death. The author of 22 collections of poetry and more than 50 volumes total (when including essays, memoirs, and children’s books), Donald Hall (1928-2018) was a major American literary figure for more than 60 years; he served as US Poet Laureate for 2006 and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2010. Our copy is inscribed by the author to his friends, Laure-Anne Bosselaar (b. 1943) and her husband Kurt Brown (1944-2013). Bosselaar is a Belgian-American poet, translator, and editor who has published numerous works of poetry in multiple languages, including five collections of her own works. She has received various prizes and recognitions (Pushcart, Isabella Gardner, Breadloaf) and was named Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara in 2019. Sometimes publishing jointly with Bosselaar, Brown was also a prolific poet and editor of anthologies, as well as the founder and first director of the Aspen Writer's Conference, playing a pivotal role in shaping its early vision and establishing Aspen as a literary center. (ST20338-018)

Price: $150.00