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Quote by Edward Hirsch

“And a lot of poetry is putting yourself back into the state of wonder that you have before things when you're a child. It's not only a joyous wonder, it's sometimes a grief stricken wonder.”

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Edward Hirsch

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

“I have the idea that lyric poetry is a poetry that's driven by a sense of the presence of death. That there's something unbearable about the fact that we're going to die and that we can't stand it and I think you find that out in childhood and you don't really - at least I found it out in childhood and I found it hard to get over.”

Thinking Ideas Hard Facts Dies Found Childhood Driven Poetry Is Get Over Unbearable Lyric Poetry

Author:Edward Hirsch

“I think it's one of the things that drive lyric poetry, our sense of mortality.”

Thinking Mortality Lyric Poetry

Author:Edward Hirsch

“I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don't know where it's going to lead me, but I follow it.”

Knows Flow Yellow Bricks Leading Me Yellow Brick Road Brick Roads

Author:Grace Jones

“Our sense that things are transient, that everything is passing and then if you want to save something from the endless flux of experience and the world's movement, you have to set down a stake and try and make something that will last.”

Ifs World Want Trying Lasts Movement Endless Passing Passings Stakes Transient Flux

Author:Edward Hirsch