Dana Greene is Dean Emerita of Oxford College of Emory University. Her books include Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life and Elizabeth Jennings: “The Inward War”.

“Dana Greene’s compulsively readable biography of Jane Kenyon tells the poignant story of the poet’s life, her development and career as a writer, and her long marriage to and partnership with poet Donald Hall. Overshadowed for many years, in life and after her death, by her more famous husband, Kenyon emerges in Greene’s narrative as a fiercely independent and gifted artist in her own right. Greene takes pains to illuminate the complex dynamics of their relationship and to showcase the quiet power and beauty of Jane Kenyon’s work, liberating Kenyon from the prevailing mythos that casts her as a lesser poet and enabling readers to see her anew. Jane Kenyon is a triumph.”--Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, author of Flannery O’Connor: Fiction Fired by Faith "A subtle, sensitive portrait of a 'complex, talented, and ambitious' woman. " --Kirkus

• A Word of Gratitude Prologue Turning Inward Enlivened by Poetry Donald Hall, “Rockstar” Marriage by Default House of the Ancestors The Community of Wilmot The Muses Finding Her Way A Double Solitude Streaming Light and Death The Boat of Quiet Hours Waiting A Moment in Middle Age The Coming Evening Widening Vision The Poet Laureate of Depression Poetry Matters The Busiest Year Deciding to Live Annus Horribilis “Please Don’t Die” Falling into Light Aftermath Acclaim Advocate for the Inner Life Note on Sources Notes Bibliography Index

Dana Greene is Dean Emerita of Oxford College of Emory University. Her books include Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life and Elizabeth Jennings: “The Inward War”.

“Dana Greene’s compulsively readable biography of Jane Kenyon tells the poignant story of the poet’s life, her development and career as a writer, and her long marriage to and partnership with poet Donald Hall. Overshadowed for many years, in life and after her death, by her more famous husband, Kenyon emerges in Greene’s narrative as a fiercely independent and gifted artist in her own right. Greene takes pains to illuminate the complex dynamics of their relationship and to showcase the quiet power and beauty of Jane Kenyon’s work, liberating Kenyon from the prevailing mythos that casts her as a lesser poet and enabling readers to see her anew. Jane Kenyon is a triumph.”--Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, author of Flannery O’Connor: Fiction Fired by Faith "A subtle, sensitive portrait of a 'complex, talented, and ambitious' woman. " --Kirkus

• A Word of Gratitude Prologue Turning Inward Enlivened by Poetry Donald Hall, “Rockstar” Marriage by Default House of the Ancestors The Community of Wilmot The Muses Finding Her Way A Double Solitude Streaming Light and Death The Boat of Quiet Hours Waiting A Moment in Middle Age The Coming Evening Widening Vision The Poet Laureate of Depression Poetry Matters The Busiest Year Deciding to Live Annus Horribilis “Please Don’t Die” Falling into Light Aftermath Acclaim Advocate for the Inner Life Note on Sources Notes Bibliography Index