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Edward Hirsch

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Poet and critic Edward Hirsch began his career with an energetic collection of poems titled For the Sleepwalkers (1981). Since then, he has emerged as one of America's most prominent poets. It was with his second volume of poetry, Wild Gratitude (1986), that he began to delve into autobiographical themes and to reach the level of sophistication for which he is now known. The success of this second collection is in great part due to...

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Portents and Prodigies

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Portents and Prodigies PORTENTS AND PRODIGIES are signs that, if understood or interpreted correctly, can reveal personal destinies and the will of the gods. They may be observed and interpreted eithe... Read more

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Edward Hirsch

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For Edward Hirsch the night is not merely the stretch of time to be endured by the restless insomniac--a character that recurs throughout his poems. It is also imagination's twists and turns; knowledg... Read more

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