Poet Donald Hall inspires Nieman fellows: '... even under the tyranny of daily deadlines, journalists can help themselves by thinking like a poet.'.(Nieman Notes) From: Nieman Reports | Date: September 22, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 Harvard University, Nieman Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

America's new poet laureate, Donald Hall, has been the Nieman Fellows' poet laureate for more than a decade. He makes an annual pilgrimage to One Francis Avenue to answer this question: What can journalists learn from a poet? Quite a lot, it turns out, about both their craft and the poet's realm.

I have known Don for more than 25 years, and for nearly all his visits to the Lippmann House, 1 have served as his chauffeur, introducer and trusty sidekick. In addition, since 1979 Don has often visited with my news staff at the Concord Monitor for brown-bag lunches. Combining these ...

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