He is also a non-poet’s poet. He is a writer for people who love the sound of words, for those who are confused by much poetry, for people who love rural life, are somewhat nostalgic, who love New England; he is a poet for romantics. Hall is a gifted storyteller. He admires hard work, marriage and baseball. He loves his golden retriever, Gus, and he deeply loved and greatly encouraged his second wife, Jane Kenyon, now gone 12 years. He has always been fascinated by death, one of his primary subjects, and writes strongly, even lovingly, about it and the toll it takes on those left behind.