Jane Hirshfield:
(born February 24, 1953)
American poet, essayist, and translator, known as ‘one of American poetry’s central spokespersons for the biosphere’ and recognized as ‘among the modern masters,’ ‘writing some of the most important poetry in the world today.’ A 2019 elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, her books include numerous award-winning collections of her own poems, collections of essays, and edited and co-translated volumes of world writers from the deep past. Widely published in global newspapers and literary journals, her work has been translated into over fifteen languages.
The heart’s deepest affections will equally be devoured. And still we go ankle deep into that carnage.
The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. Some let apples ripen, others turn them into cider.
