Jane Kenyons Birthday
by Robb
Today is Jane Kenyon's birthday. It's nice to celebrate a home town author.She was born in Ann Arbor in 1947, went to school at the University of Michigan where she won the coveted Hopwood. She married one of my favorite writers also with close ties to Michigan, Donald Hall . I 've especially liked his story String too short to be saved.
Kenyon unfortunately died in 1995 with Leukemia. She was at that time the Poet Laureate of New Hampshire. Her poetry was thought to focus on everyday life.
You can read more about Ms. Kenyon at http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/361
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