You're shadowed by your own dream, especially as you get older, of trying to create something that will last in poetry. And so, you're working on its behalf. Edward Hirsch behalfcreatedream Change image and share on social
I think ancient cultures incorporated death into the experience of life in a more natural way than we have done. In our obsessive focus on youth, on celebrity, our denial of death makes it harder for people who are grieving to find a place for that grief. Edward Hirsch ancientcelebrityculture share on social
The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an artist, not just a diarist. So I put myself through a kind of apprenticeship in writing poetry, and I understood even then that my practice as a poet was deeply related to my reading. Edward Hirsch apprenticeshipartistdecide share on social
My cultural experiences were as important to my formation as many of the other things that happened to me. Edward Hirsch culturalexperienceformation Change image and share on social
It's absolutely crucial to maintain my life as a poet. Edward Hirsch absolutelycruciallife Change image and share on social
Poetry itself hasn't been well served by poets who fled to the margins. Edward Hirsch fleemarginpoet Change image and share on social
The terms of poetry - some simple, some complicated, some ancient, some new - should bring us closer to what we're hearing, enlarging our experience of it, enabling us to describe what we're reading, to feel and think with greater precision. Edward Hirsch ancientbringclose share on social
I aspire to a poetry of great formal integrity, deep passion and high intellect, and I have many models for how to do that. Edward Hirsch aspiredeepformal Change image and share on social
Anyone who has lost a child will tell you that they don't recover their sense of endless possibility. Some people hide that well. But after a certain age, almost everyone is carrying something like that around, I suppose. Edward Hirsch agecarrychild share on social
I found a comfort in trying to solve some poetic problems because there were human ones I just couldn't solve. Edward Hirsch comfortfindhuman Change image and share on social
