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
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
I believe in rooting poems in actual places, even if you move into some other extraordinary realm. Edward Hirsch actualextraordinarymove Change image and share on social
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
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
When poetry separates from song, then the words have to carry all the rhythm themselves; they have to do all the work. They can't rely on the singing voice. Edward Hirsch carrypoetryrely Change image and share on social
Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the heartbeat, the way we breathe. It rises and falls. It takes us into ourselves; it takes us out of ourselves. Edward Hirsch breathefallheartbeat Change image and share on social
The sense of flowing, which is so crucial to song, is also crucial to poetry. Edward Hirsch crucialflowpoetry Change image and share on social
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 like the machinery of poems, especially when they have human warmth. Edward Hirsch humanmachinerypoem Change image and share on social
