Seasons at Eagle Pond. by Donald Hall - 1987.

New York, NY Ticknor & Fields, 1987. Paperback First Edition Thus [1987], First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus [1987], First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities, with a tiny faint scuff near the front corner tip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6 x 0.35 inches). 86 pages. Illustrated with Wood Engravings in black & white by Thomas W. Nason. Language: English. Weight: 6.4 ounces. Trade Paperback. A quartet of poetic essays on the distinct seasons of New England, at once reminiscences, anecdotes and vignettes, and a deep presence of nature. First volume in a series of three on life in New Hampshire by our 14th (2006) U.S Poet Laureate Donald Hall (1928 -). This book precedes "Here at Eagle Pond" (1992) and "Eagle Pond" (2007). Donald Hall and wife Jane Kenyon (1947-1995) moved to Eagle Pond Farm in Wilmot, NH in 1975; both were Poet Laureates of the State . Hall from 1984 to 1989, and Kenyon in 1995 was appointed New Hampshire Poet Laureate. He was Poet Laureate of New Hampshire from 1984-1989. Home coming for Hall, the sense of belonging to the community and land permeates both their writings. Of this collection of essays, Halls says, "The first essays is 'Why We Live Here,' and so is the second and the third."