Poems mesmerized me, and I felt better when I was writing them, or trying to - more in touch with something deep and dark within myself. Edward Hirsch darkdeepfelt Change image and share on social
I come from Chicago, and the landscape of the Midwest has always meant a great deal to me. Edward Hirsch chicagodealgreat Change image and share on social
I grew up in a middle-class house without books, without art. No one around me wrote poetry or even read it. Edward Hirsch artbookclass Change image and share on social
The elegy does the work of mourning; it allows us to experience mortality. It turns loss into remembrance, and it delivers an inheritance. Edward Hirsch deliverelegyexperience Change image and share on social
I still feel that I'm capable of being as emotionally present as when I was young. Edward Hirsch capableemotionallyfeel Change image and share on social
James Salter is a consummate storyteller. His manners are precise and elegant; he has a splendid New York accent; he runs his hands through his gray hair and laughs boyishly. Edward Hirsch accentboyishlyconsummate 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
I didn't read poetry seriously until college, when I really began to devour it in a very intense way. I also discovered that a poet is a maker. Before that, I thought a poet was someone who wrote about his own experiences. Edward Hirsch begincollegedevour share on social
Life has to have the plenitude of art. Edward Hirsch artlifeplenitude Change image and share on social
I started writing poetry as a teenager in suburban Chicago out of emotional desperation. Edward Hirsch chicagodesperationemotional Change image and share on social
