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News and Articles on Jack Hirschman
Poet laureate Diane di Prima gets her laurel Aug 14, 2009
A long list of fellow poets was read, including Catullus, Ezra Pound and Michael McClure, who was, with the city's fourth poet laureate, Jack Hirschman, among the revelers. A slight breeze wafted through the studio, as poetry lovers found their natural post-ceremony affinities: Some hovered over a bountiful display of food, others fervently lobbied each other for the legalization of pot, and still others were at the windows, admiring the parade of antique cars owned by Central American refugees... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
San Francisco International Poetry Festival Jul 25, 2009
Co-hosted by Jack Hirschman, current poet-in-residence for the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, as well as California poet laureate Carol Muske-Dukes and San Francisco poet laureate Diane di Prima, the festival features the work of artists from far-flung places like Sudan, Greece, Haiti, Israel, Bangladesh, Iran, Nicaragua and Wales. Hirschman had the idea for an international poetry festival in 2006, when Mayor Gavin Newsom named him San Francisco poet laureate. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene Jul 9, 2009
The hosts for the event will be San Francisco Poet Laureate Emeritus Jack Hirschman, California Poet Laureate Carol Muske-Dukes and San Francisco Poet Laureate Diane di Prima. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, another city poet laureate, will receive a special honor at the event, whose honorary chairs are Robert Mailer Anderson and Nicola Miner. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Catching up with ... Matt Gonzalez Feb 28, 2009
A: There's a poem by [former San Francisco Poet Laureate] Jack Hirschman called "Two" that I like a lot. It starts, "In the beginning I was soused with words, the page wasn't wide enough to hold my spillover, I ran and ran and the puns and brashbrandy flew out of my mouth slantrhymed.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
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