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Edward M. Hirsch (born January 20, 1950) is an American poet and critic who wrote a national bestseller about reading poetry. He has published nine books of poems, including The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems (2010), which brings together thirty-five years of work, and Gabriel: A Poem (2014), a book-length elegy for his son that The New ...
Poet and author Edward Hirsch has built a reputation as an attentive and elegant writer and reader of poetry. Over the course of many collections of poetry and criticism, and the long-running “Poet’s Choice” column in the Washington Post, Hirsch has transformed the quotidian into poetry in his own…
Edward Hirsch is a celebrated poet and peerless advocate for poetry. He was born in Chicago in 1950—his accent makes it impossible for him to hide his origins—and educated at Grinnell College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Ph.D. in Folklore. LEARN MORE.
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He is currently the president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 2008, he was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. Hirsch lives in New York City. Edward Hirsch - Born in Chicago on January 20, 1950, Edward Hirsch is a poet and literary advocate.
YearTitle2018201820162014In 100 Poems to Break Your Heart, poet and advocate Edward Hirsch selects 100 poems, from the 19th century to the present, and illuminates them, unpacking context and references to help the reader fully experience the depth of emotion and wisdom within these poems.
Curious about poetry, but don’t know where or how to begin? We’ve reprinted the first chapter from the book How to Read a Poem by Edward Hirsch. Its 16 sections provide strategies for reading poems, and each section has plenty of links to examples of poems in our archive to illustrate the points. Heartland.
Edward Hirsch is the author of numerous collections of poems including Wild Gratitude, which won the National Book Critics Award and The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems, which brings together thirty-five years of poems; Gabriel: A Poem, a book-length elegy for his son; and 100 Poems to Break Your Heart.
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