Essays After Eighty lyrical evocations of nature and

lyrical evocations of nature and the wild

The tale that emerged was like a living thing

The unfaithful cad can have the house

Christianity's role as a cornerstone of white supremacy has been largely overlooked

and what the good life truly is

Essays After Eighty lyrical evocations of nature andThe former US Poet Laureate contemplates life, death, and the view from his window in these "alternately lyrical and laugh out loud funny" essays (New York Times). His entire life, Donald Hall dedicated himself to the written word, putting together a storied career as a poet, essayist, and memoirist. Here, in the "unknown, unanticipated galaxy" of very old age, his essays startle, move, and delight. In Essays After Eighty, Hall ruminates on his past: