The celebrated writer is best known for his 1913 poem “Trees.”

Donald Hall tries to place a seal upon his own literary legacy by remixing his best origin stories and famous friendships.

reaching for Teresa reaching for Thérèse reaching for Teresa reaching for the utter center of the divine diamond fruit, an arrow into flame

Surely now, the Blessed Virgin would cure Aunt Rose of polio.

maybe we love them because they can hurt us.

In Knossos there was no way to write love