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Edward Hirsch on Poetry

born 1950 United States

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The line is a way of thinking in poetry, by poetry..it paces the poem.

Poetry is a voicing, a calling forth, words waiting to be vocalized.

How to Read a Poem And Fall in Love with Poetry (1998)

For most of history poetry has been an oral art, it retains the vestiges of orality, an experience embedded in the sensuality of sounds.

How to Read a Poem And Fall in Love with Poetry (1998)

There is no true poetry unconcious inspiration.

How to Read a Poem And Fall in Love with Poetry (1998)

Poetry is a form of necessary speech.

How to Read a Poem And Fall in Love with Poetry (1998)

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