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
'Liberty Brass' is a small machine that unfolds in a single unpunctuated wave, which is interrupted by the rotating sign, the refrain. Each part is meant to do its work in relentless progression. Edward Hirsch brasinterruptliberty 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
In every culture, in every language, there is expressive play, expressive word play; there's language use to different purposes that we would call poetry. Edward Hirsch callcultureexpressive 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
There have always been great defenses of poetry, and I've tried to write mine, and I think all of my work and criticism is a defense of poetry to try and keep something alive in poetry. Edward Hirsch alivecriticismdefense 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