Their ancient glittering eyes Book

A biographical look at several major poets offering some surprising insights into ways of working and, in the case of Marianne Moore, a rather accidental and happenstance falling into this vocation. The section on Moore made me most interested in her work but the essays/interviews involving Pound and Eliot were also fulsome and revealing. I particularly liked Hall's willingness to provide anecdotes that in no way flattered himself while giving many insights into how the poetic torch gets passed and how poets determine who is worthy of their time. Persistent chasing is sometimes required and he was up to the task, yielding some fascinating results.