Description: Hall's remarkable life in poetry--a career capped by his appointment as U.S. poet laureate in 2006--comes alive in this richly detailed, self-revealing memoir. At 80, Hall is as painstakingly honest about his failures and low points as a poet, writer, lover, and father as he is about his successes, making "Unpacking the Boxes," his first book since being named poet laureate, both revelatory and tremendously poignant. Houghton Mifflin

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