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The Quarantine Tapes 173: Edward Hirsch
Read More: The Quarantine Tapes 173: Edward HirschEPISODE 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…
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Edward Hirsch, The Art of Poetry No. 887
Read More: Edward Hirsch, The Art of Poetry No. 887Edward Hirsch is the author of ten poetry books, most recently Stranger by Night (2020). His debut, For the Sleepwalkers, published in 1981 when he…
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PBS News Hour: Edward Hirsch reads another excerpt from “Gabriel: A Poem”
Read More: PBS News Hour: Edward Hirsch reads another excerpt from “Gabriel: A Poem”Edward Hirsch reads a second excerpt from his new book, “Gabriel: A Poem,” an elegy for his son, who died in 2011.
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A Poet On Losing His Son: ‘Before You Heal, You Have To Mourn’
Read More: A Poet On Losing His Son: ‘Before You Heal, You Have To Mourn’On a stormy night in 2011, poet Edward Hirsch lost his 22-year-old son, Gabriel. After taking a club drug, Gabriel had a seizure and died…
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Reading at the Free Library of Philadelphia
Read More: Reading at the Free Library of PhiladelphiaOver the course of eight collections of poetry, four books of criticism, and the long-running “Poet’s Choice” column in the Washington Post, Edward Hirsch has cemented…
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Poet-to-Poet Edward Hirsch, “Fast Break”
Read More: Poet-to-Poet Edward Hirsch, “Fast Break”Edward Hirsch reading “Fast Break,” as part of Poet-to-Poet, the Academy of American Poets’ educational project for National Poetry Month 2014. Pellentesque a massa nec…
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5×15 Lecture
Read More: 5×15 Lecturehttps://vimeo.com/66873288 Edward Hirsch was born in Chicago in 1950 and educated both at Grinnell College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Ph.D.…
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PEN Bravery in Poetry Lecture: Joseph Brodsky
Read More: PEN Bravery in Poetry Lecture: Joseph BrodskyEdward Hirsch discusses the life and work of Joseph Brodsky at the Bravery in Poetry event at PEN’s 2013 World Voices Festival
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Hay Festival Reading and Interview
Read More: Hay Festival Reading and InterviewEdward Hirsch is an American poet and critic who captivated audiences with the acclaimed ‘bestseller’ How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with…
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An Interview with Edward Hirsch by Judith Harris
Read More: An Interview with Edward Hirsch by Judith HarrisJudith Harris: I assume that in the years between high school, when you first started writing poetry, and the publication of your first book, when…