Tue March 31, 2015
Jane Hirshfield in conversation with Ellen Bass
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Celebrate National Poetry Month and the ever-expanding importance of poetry with a stunning new collection of verse (The Beauty), paired with the publication of Ten Windows, Jane's new collection of essays that discusses what poems mean and why they move us. A wonderful book for anyone who has ever wondered why poetry matters, reluctant readers of poetry, or those people who have already found beauty and meaning in poetry on their own.
Jane's new collection of poetry opens with a series of poems in which Hirshfield uses the familiar materials of the self to explore the profundities and quirks of existence. Through her poetry we enter into a higher understanding of ourselves and of the small beauties we so often miss.
Jane Hirshfield is the author of seven previous collections of poetry, two books of essays, and four books collecting and co-translating the work of poets from the past. A current chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Hirshfield has received many prizes and awards including fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has been featured on two Bill Moyers PBS television specials and her work appears frequently on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac and other public radio programs.
Ellen Bass's books of poetry include Like a Beggar; The Human Line, named a Notable Book by the San Francisco Chronicle; and Mules of Love, which won the Lambda Literary Award. Her poems have appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Poetry Review, The New Republic, and The Kenyon Review. She has received numerous awards, including a Fellowship from the California Arts Council, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Jane's new collection of poetry opens with a series of poems in which Hirshfield uses the familiar materials of the self to explore the profundities and quirks of existence. Through her poetry we enter into a higher understanding of ourselves and of the small beauties we so often miss.
Jane Hirshfield is the author of seven previous collections of poetry, two books of essays, and four books collecting and co-translating the work of poets from the past. A current chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Hirshfield has received many prizes and awards including fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has been featured on two Bill Moyers PBS television specials and her work appears frequently on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac and other public radio programs.
Ellen Bass's books of poetry include Like a Beggar; The Human Line, named a Notable Book by the San Francisco Chronicle; and Mules of Love, which won the Lambda Literary Award. Her poems have appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Poetry Review, The New Republic, and The Kenyon Review. She has received numerous awards, including a Fellowship from the California Arts Council, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Celebrate National Poetry Month and the ever-expanding importance of poetry with a stunning new collection of verse (The Beauty), paired with the publication of Ten Windows, Jane's new collection of essays that discusses what poems mean and why they move us. A wonderful book for anyone who has ever wondered why poetry matters, reluctant readers of poetry, or those people who have already found beauty and meaning in poetry on their own.
Jane's new collection of poetry opens with a series of poems in which Hirshfield uses the familiar materials of the self to explore the profundities and quirks of existence. Through her poetry we enter into a higher understanding of ourselves and of the small beauties we so often miss.
Jane Hirshfield is the author of seven previous collections of poetry, two books of essays, and four books collecting and co-translating the work of poets from the past. A current chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Hirshfield has received many prizes and awards including fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has been featured on two Bill Moyers PBS television specials and her work appears frequently on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac and other public radio programs.
Ellen Bass's books of poetry include Like a Beggar; The Human Line, named a Notable Book by the San Francisco Chronicle; and Mules of Love, which won the Lambda Literary Award. Her poems have appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Poetry Review, The New Republic, and The Kenyon Review. She has received numerous awards, including a Fellowship from the California Arts Council, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Jane's new collection of poetry opens with a series of poems in which Hirshfield uses the familiar materials of the self to explore the profundities and quirks of existence. Through her poetry we enter into a higher understanding of ourselves and of the small beauties we so often miss.
Jane Hirshfield is the author of seven previous collections of poetry, two books of essays, and four books collecting and co-translating the work of poets from the past. A current chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Hirshfield has received many prizes and awards including fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has been featured on two Bill Moyers PBS television specials and her work appears frequently on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac and other public radio programs.
Ellen Bass's books of poetry include Like a Beggar; The Human Line, named a Notable Book by the San Francisco Chronicle; and Mules of Love, which won the Lambda Literary Award. Her poems have appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Poetry Review, The New Republic, and The Kenyon Review. She has received numerous awards, including a Fellowship from the California Arts Council, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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