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Jane Kenyon (May 23, 1947 – April 22, 1995) was an American poet and translator. Her work is often characterized as simple, spare, and emotionally resonant. Kenyon was the second wife of poet, editor, and critic Donald Hall who made her the subject of many of his poems.
Jane Kenyon. 1947–1995. Photo by William Abranowicz. Jane Kenyon was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and earned both her BA and MA from the University of Michigan. While a student at the University of Michigan Kenyon met her future husband, the poet Donald Hall, who taught there.
23 apr 2020 · Graywolf Press, her publisher, has just released The Best Poems of Jane Kenyon. Selecting them was one of the last literary acts of her husband, the poet Donald Hall, who died in 2018. The two now lie together beneath a black gravestone whose epitaph reads: I believe in the miracles of art but what. prodigy will keep you safe beside me.
A new biography of Jane Kenyon frees the poet from the shadow of her famous older husband.
5 giorni fa · Jane Kenyon was born on May 23, 1947, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of four books of poetry, including Constance (Graywolf Press, 1993). The recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, Kenyon died on April 22, 1995.
12 set 2017 · Donald Hall reflects on the poetry of his late wife, Jane Kenyon, on mortality, and on how her death influenced his own work.
In their inquisitive explorations and direct language, Jane Kenyon’s poems disclose a quiet certainty in the natural world and a lifelong dialogue with her faith and her questioning of it. As a crucial aspect of these beloved poems of companionship, she confronts her struggle with severe depression on its own stark terms.
