Edward Hirsch, author portrait

Edward Hirsch

EDWARD HIRSCH, a MacArthur Fellow, has published nine previous books of poetry, including The Living FireNew and Selected Poems and GabrielA Poem, a book-length elegy for his son. He has also published seven books of prose, among them How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry, a national bestseller, and 100 Poems to Break Your Heart. He has received numerous prizes, including the National Book Critics Circle Award. A longtime teacher, at Wayne State University and in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston, Hirsch is now president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He lives in Brooklyn.
My Childhood in Pieces
Stranger by Night
Gabriel
The Living Fire
Special Orders
Lay Back the Darkness
The Night Parade
Wild Gratitude
On Love
Earthly Measures

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Books

My Childhood in Pieces
Stranger by Night
Gabriel
The Living Fire
Special Orders
Lay Back the Darkness
The Night Parade
Wild Gratitude
On Love
Earthly Measures

Events

Wed Jul 16
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Google Map

Sun Oct 19 | 10:00 AM
3601 Dempster St
Skokie, IL 60076
Google Map

Fri Nov 07 | 11:00 AM
Jewish Community Center of St. Louis
2 Millstone Campus Dr
St. Louis, MO 63146
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