Without: Poems

Donald Hall's poignant and courageous poetry speaks of the death of the magnificent, humorous, and gifted Jane Kenyon. Hall speaks to us all of grief, as a poet lamenting the death of a poet, as a husband mourning the loss of a wife. Without is Hall's greatest and most honorable achievement-his gift and testimony, his lament and his celebration of loss and of love.

• A Poet’s Grief: Donald Hall, one of America’s most celebrated poets, confronts the illness and death of his wife, the poet Jane Kenyon.
• Memoir in Verse: A searing, day-by-day chronicle of their final year together, from a leukemia diagnosis to the last moments by her bedside.
• Love and Loss: An unflinching yet tender testimony to a great love and an extraordinary marriage, finding beauty even in the depths of sorrow.
• An Elegy for the Ages: A landmark collection that speaks to anyone who has experienced profound loss, offering courage and honesty without easy answers.