Edward Hirsch, author portrait
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Edward Hirsch

EDWARD HIRSCH, a MacArthur Fellow, has published nine previous books of poetry, including The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems and Gabriel: A 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

Sun Dec 07
CITY LIT BOOKS LLC
2523 N KEDZIE BLVD
CHICAGO, IL 60647-2655
Google Map

Thu Dec 11
BARBARA'S BOOKSTORE INC # 20 MACYS LOWER LEVEL
111 N STATE ST
CHICAGO, IL 60602-1659
Google Map