Edward Hirsch

Edward Hirsch (1950 - Present)

Edward Hirsch (born 1950) is an American poet and academic who wrote a best seller about reading poety.

Poems By Edward Hirsch

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In Memoriam Paul Celan (No Comments »)

Wild Gratitude

Fast Break (No Comments »)
Analysis, meaning and summary of Edward Hirsch's poem Fast Break
A major addition to the literature of poetry, Edward Hirsch’s sparkling new work is a compilation of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, rhetorical terms, and folklore—a book that all readers, writers, teachers, and stud...
A Poet's Glossary
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A comprehensive selection of one of our most beloved poet’s rich and signifi cant body of work alongside a gathering of “brilliant, deeply pleasurable” new poems (Booklist).
The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems
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How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, distinguished poet and critic Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message...
How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry
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How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acu... read more
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Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award Never has there been a book of poems quite like Gabriel, in which a short life, a bewildering death, and the unanswerable sorrow of a father come together in such a sustained elegy. This unabashed sequence ...
Gabriel: A Poem
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Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award Never has there been a book of poems quite like Gabriel,... read more
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry, 1986“This is a lovely and moving collection, and it has not only the courage of its strong emotions, but the language and form that makes and keeps them clear and true.” —Anth...
Wild Gratitude
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry, 1986“This is a lovely and moving co... read more
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