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I don't think poetry will die, but I think that poetry does demand a certain kind of attention to language. It does demand a certain space in order to read it, and I think that space is somewhat threatened by the lack of attention that people have and the amount of time that they give to things.

~Edward Hirsch

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The very good thing about MFA programs is their democratizing. They bring a lot of different people to the table.

~Edward Hirsch

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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

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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

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I began to imitate what I was reading, and I started to become a poet, even though what I was writing were not good poems.

~Edward Hirsch

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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

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I found a comfort in trying to solve some poetic problems because there were human ones I just couldn't solve.

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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

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As far as I'm concerned, freedom is the most important thing to creativity. You should feel free to write in whatever way, whatever language, feels comfortable to you.

~Edward Hirsch

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I find great consolation in having a lot of poetry books around. I believe that writing poetry and reading it are deeply intertwined. I've always delighted in the company of the poets I've read.

~Edward Hirsch

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: January 20th, 1950

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