Jane Hirshfield
New York City native JANE HIRSHFIELD was a member of Princeton University’s first graduating class to include women. She has lived for many years on the West Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and in Northern California. Her poems are distinct for their efforts to stay present in the present, in their attention to the exact details of the objects she observes and to the nuances of a feeling or gesture; to the selection of just the right word, or just the right placement of a line break to shape the movement of the language. Jane Hirshfield’s books of poetry include Come, Thief (2011); After (2006); Given Sugar, Given Salt (2001), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; The Lives of the Heart (1997); The October Palace (1994); Of Gravity & Angels (1988); and Alaya (1982). She is also the author of a collection of essays, Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry (1997) and has also edited and translated a number of anthologies.
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Schedule
THURSDAY
12:30-1:45pm
Reading and Conversation
Eduardo C. Corral, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jane Hirshfield
Prudential Hall
7:30-10:00pm
POETRY SAMPLER
Richard Blanco, Eavan Boland, Henri Cole, Sharon Dolin, Nikky Finney, Terrance Hayes, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jane Hirshfield, Fanny Howe, Kurtis Lamkin, Dorianne Laux, Ada Limón, Thomas Lux, Rachel McKibbens, Taylor Mali, Joseph Millar, Idra Novey, Gregory Orr, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Patricia Smith, Arthur Sze, Larissa Szporluk, Natasha Trethewey, C.K. Williams, Raúl Zurita
Prudential Hall
FRIDAY
10:50-11:50am
Festival Poet Readings
Emari DiGiorgio, Jane Hirshfield, Taylor Mali, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Arthur Sze
Victoria Theater
1:30-2:30pm
Conversation: Finding Your Poetry
Jane Hirshfield, Rachel McKibbens, Joseph Millar, Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Victoria Theater
6:30-10:00pm
Readings & Music
Terrance Hayes, Thomas Lux, Fanny Howe, Jane Hirshfield, Kurtis Lamkin
Prudential Hall
SATURDAY
9:00-10:10am
In Praise: Music and Poetry
Kurtis Lamkin, Jane Hirshfield, Newark Boys Chorus
Prudential Hall
12:00-1:10pm
Conversation: On Craft
Jane Hirshfield
Newark Museum
1:30-2:40pm
Conversation: The Riches of Daily Life
Nicky Beer, Eduardo C. Corral, Jane Hirshfield
North Star Academy Great Room
SUNDAY
9:00-10:10am
Conversation: Poetry and Presence
Henri Cole, Jane Hirshfield, Arthur Sze
Victoria Theater
10:30-11:40am
Festival Poet Readings
Jane Hirshfield, Fanny Howe, Salgado Maranhão, C. K. Williams
Prudential Hall