There's something really unnatural about losing a child, and there's something unnatural about having to write an elegy for your child, but I felt that I wanted people to know what he was like. Edward Hirsch childelegyfelt Change image and share on social
I'm a poet, and I spent my life in poetry. Edward Hirsch lifepoetpoetry Change image and share on social
There's never been a culture without poetry in the history of the world. Edward Hirsch culturehistorypoetry Change image and share on social
A person who's only suffering can't write a poem. There are choices to be made, and you need to be objective. Edward Hirsch choicemakeobjective Change image and share on social
I'm so happy to be an advocate for poetry. Edward Hirsch advocatehappypoetry Change image and share on social
There are a lot of poems where I am questing for God. I don't think there is any finding of God. Edward Hirsch findgodlot Change image and share on social
Depression is a feeling without a cause. Mourning has a cause. Edward Hirsch depressionfeltmourn Change image and share on social
I'd say people do need some help with poetry because I think poetry just helps takes us to places that Americans aren't always accustomed to going. Edward Hirsch accustomamericanhelp Change image and share on social
The commitment to working at poetry is important because a poet is a maker, and a poem is a made thing. We have to honor our feelings by working to transform them into something meaningful and lasting. Edward Hirsch commitmentfeelinghonor share on social