Download or read book Halfway Down the Hall written by Rachel Hadas and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 1998-09-25 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A generous gathering of the best poems, both previously published and uncollected, from Rachel Hadas's career. Rachel Hadas brings an acute perception and a rich education to her exquisitely crafted poetry. As James Merrill wrote, Hadas's "honeyed words and bracing forms . . . over and over bring the mind to its senses." Rooted in the domestic and illuminated by Hadas's lifelong engagement with classics, the poems gathered here, many in traditional forms, draw out the relationships between life, love, time and art. This collection will be welcomed by all who love Hadas's strongly etched lines and passionate intelligence.