And what I've found over time is that for me to write a poem that I think is worthy that I can live with, two things have to happen.
Edward HirschI think there are different kinds of poetry for different stages of life and there's the wild, exuberance of youth, there's the painful agony of midlife experience, there's the late poetry in the presence of death.
Edward Hirschthink what you hope for is that at different times of your life you're able to write the poetry that reflects the moment that you're in on your own journey.
Edward HirschI think it's true that that's something that poetry can go to school on fiction. I think poetry can go to fiction to learn.
Edward Hirsch