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“I would be happier if people who went through MFA programs also were already, by then, deeply committed readers of poetry because we need readers of poetry as much as writers of poetry.”

Quote by Edward Hirsch

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Edward Hirsch is an American poet renowned for his profound emotion and rich imagination. His works often explore themes of personal identity, history, and memory, earning him the admiration of readers and critics alike. more

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“I think in terms of educating a group of readers, MFA programs are very good. I just think the model of MFA programs in which a young poet goes through the program, publishes a series of books, gets teaching jobs, that's a bit at risk.”

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“I think the culture can absorb so many people writing poetry and trying to earn their living in poetry.”

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“First of all I think that poetry is very noble and I always have with me the sense of the nobility of poetry.”

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“And when you are entering into poetry, whatever stage you're at, you are participating in something with a very long and noble tradition.”

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“I would keep in mind to a young poet that you are entering into something that is very important, that has always been important in terms of human concerns.”

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“The way to become a poet is to read poetry and to imitate what you read and to read passionately and widely and in as involved a way as you can.”

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“It's not important - it's not necessary that you read everything. What is necessary is that you care about things that you read and that you find something that really matters to you and you try and make something like that.”

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“I think that as long as you have other poets before you and that you can learn from them, then it's always open ended for you.”

Thinking Long Poet

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“There's always some place to go. You don't need workshops, you don't need friends necessarily, you can be befriended by literature itself.”

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“Emily Dickinson calls previous poets her kinsmen of the shelf. You can always be consoled by your kinsmen of the shelf and you can participate in poetry by going to them and by trying to make something worthy of them.”

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Author:Edward Hirsch