A biography for Edward Hirschhasn’t been written yet.
“Once your poems are completed, you send them into the world. You don't write for a coterie of other writers - you write for other human beings.”
“James Salter is a consummate storyteller. His manners are precise and elegant; he has a splendid New York accent; he runs his hands through his gray hair and laughs boyishly.”
“The commitment to working at poetry is important because a poet is a maker, and a poem is a made thing. We have to honor our feelings by working to transform them into something meaningful and lasting.”