Access the McNair-Hall correspondence via a selection of themes that emerge from the content of the letters.<\/p>\n
Click on a theme below to go to a list of letters related to the theme.<\/p>\n
Acceptances of poetry by editors<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Process of publishing first book of poetry<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Awards for poetry & writing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Bad reviews<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Cliches & dead metaphors<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Congratulations<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Encouragement: Hall to McNair<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Encouragement: McNair to Hall<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Depression<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Family deaths<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Editor’s suggestions for poems chosen for publication<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Illness<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The impact of McNair’s NEA fellowship in Poetry<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The introduction of Joseph Amaryllis<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Joey Amaryllis developed into a personality<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Plans for NEA applications<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The poet laureate sweatshirt<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The practice of holding on to poems<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Public readings of poetry<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Responses to Hall’s books<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Reviews and articles about first book of poetry<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Robert Frost<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Self-doubt as a poet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Teaching: McNair to Hall<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Teaching: Hall to McNair<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n New teaching jobs<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Time for writing poetry<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Translation of Nicanor Parra<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n