Throughout his work, Philip Levine's most powerful commitment has been to the failed and lost, the marginal, the unloved, the unwanted. Edward Hirsch commitmentfaillevine Change image and share on social
Our culture has become increasingly intolerant of that acute sorrow, that intense mental anguish and deep remorse which may be defined as grief. We want to medicate such sorrow away. Edward Hirsch acuteanguishculture Change image and share on social
When I taught at the University of Houston in the Creative Writing program, we required the poets to take workshops in fiction writing, and we required the fiction writers to take workshops in poetry. Edward Hirsch creativefictionhouston Change image and share on social
I had feelings that I didn't know what to do with, and I felt better when I started writing them. I thought of it as poetry. I did notice girls really liked it. Better than football. They liked the combination. Edward Hirsch combinationfeelingfelt share on social
The Portuguese and Galician term 'saudade' suggests a profoundly bittersweet nostalgia. Edward Hirsch bittersweetgaliciannostalgia Change image and share on social
Poetry is a form of necessary speech... I have sought to restore the aura of sacred practice that accompanies true poetic creation, to honor both the rational and the irrational elements of poetry. Edward Hirsch accompanyauracreation Change image and share on social
Writing poetry is such an intense experience that it helps to start the process in a casual or wayward frame of mind. Edward Hirsch casualexperienceframe 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
There are still many tribal cultures where poetry and song, there is just one word for them. There are other cultures with literacy where poetry and song are distinguished. But poetry always remembers that it has its origins in music. Edward Hirsch culturedistinguishliteracy share on social
Each book should be an entity unto itself, with its own structure, character, life, name. Edward Hirsch bookcharacterentity Change image and share on social