Hazel Hall

Hazel Hall Poetry

Hazel Hall was an American poet who spent her career in Portland, Oregon. The Oregon Book Award is named for her and fellow Oregon poet, William Stafford. She started writing poetry in her 20s and published her first poem in 1916. She is sometimes referred to as the “Emily Dickinson of Oregon.”

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Hours

‘Hours’ by Hazel Hall describes how a speaker experinces hours which are like “cities,” “forbidden music” and “mellow” in tone.

Life is a tapestry of hours

Forever mellowing in tone,

Where all things blend, even the longing

For hours I have never known.

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