Jane Kenyon, who was married to the poet Donald Hall, earned wide acclaim for her clear, vivid, deeply spiritual lyrics, many of them written in the face of her own -mortality. During the year of her dying, Carruth's faithful correspondence, collected here, is a testament...
Both Carruth and Kenyon have large established followings. Three Kenyon books (a biography, a critical study, and a Collected poems) are slated for 2005, which should stir further interest.