Edward Hirsch

Poet and President of the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

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Edward Hirsch Biography

Edward Hirsch's first collection of poems, "For the Sleepwalkers," was published in 1981 and went on to receive the Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets and the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award from New York University. His second collection, Wild Gratitude (1986), received the National Book Critics Circle Award. Since then, he has published several books of poems, including "Special Orders" (2008) and "Lay Back the Darkness" (2003). His latest book, "The Living Fire" (2010), his first retrospective collection, selects from each of his seven previous collections, published between 1981 and 2008.

He has been a professor of English at Wayne State University and the University of Houston. Hirsch is currently the president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, as well as a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/09/2024.

Edward Hirsch Speaking Topics

  • The Creative Process

  • How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry

  • Special Orders: An Evening with Edward Hirsch

Edward Hirsch Videos

  • Poet-to-Poet: Edward Hirsch, "Fast Break" - YouTube
  • Rattapallax Feature: Edward Hirsch - YouTube

Edward Hirsch Books

  • Gabriel: A Poem
    Gabriel: A Poem
  • A Poet's Glossary
    A Poet's Glossary
  • Special Orders: Poems
    Special Orders: Poems
  • Poet's Choice
    Poet's Choice
  • Lay Back the Darkness: Poems
    Lay Back the Darkness: Poems
  • The Night Parade: Poems
    The Night Parade: Poems

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