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I would like to speak in my poems with what the Romantic poets called the true voice of feeling. I believe, as Ezra Pound once said, that when it comes to poetry, only emotion endures.
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I would like to speak in my poems with what the Romantic poets called the true voice of feeling. I believe, as Ezra Pound once said, that when it comes to poetry, only emotion endures.
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The Heart of American Poetry
The Heart Of American Poetry Book
Stranger By Night
Stranger by Night Audio Interview Poem EDITORIAL
100 Poems to Break Your Heart
Available now! Exciting conversations highlighting Edward Hirsch's latest book.
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EDWARD HIRSCH’S 100 POEMS TO BREAK YOUR HEART
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The Quarantine Tapes 173: Edward Hirsch
EPISODE SUMMARY “As soon as something happens to you
Edward Hirsch is a celebrated poet and peerless advocate for poetry. He was born in Chicago in 1950—his accent makes it impossible for him to hide his origins—and educated at Grinnell College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Ph.D. in Folklore.
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The trademarks of his poems are things I strive to bring to my own writing: to be intimate but restrained, to be tender without being sentimental, to witness life without flinching, and above all, to isolate and preserve those details of our existence so often overlooked, so easily forgotten, so essential to our souls.
The trademarks of his poems are things I strive to bring to my own writing: to be intimate but restrained, to be tender without being sentimental, to witness life without flinching, and above all, to isolate and preserve those details of our existence so often overlooked, so easily forgotten, so essential to our souls.
The Quarantine Tapes 173: Edward Hirsch
EPISODE SUMMARY “As soon as something happens to you in America people start asking if you’re healing yet and they immediately start with the healing questions. It’s not that I’m against healing, I think healing is important, but