# Intensive: Some People Like Poetry: Writing Like a Reader with Edward Hirsch

Intensive: Some People Like Poetry: Writing Like a Reader with Edward Hirsch at Poets House, Saturday 7 November 2026, 11:00.

- Venue: Poets House, River Terrace 10, 10282
- With: Edward Hirsch
- Go to programme: https://poetshouse.org/

A two-day in-person craft class and generative workshop on reading and writing poetry. It is led by Edward Hirsch, a MacArthur Fellow and prize-winning poet, and held in the Kunitz Conference Room on Poets House's second floor, with elevator access. Participants read startling poems in translation by poets such as Guillaume Apollinaire, Anna Akhmatova, Constantin Cavafy, Jorge Luis Borges, Zbigniew Herbert and Wislawa Szymborska, then write their own responses in poetry or prose as a form of responsive reading, becoming both better writers and better readers. All are welcome, though space is limited, and a limited number of need-based scholarships is available.

## Dates

- Saturday 7 November 11:00 — Poets House
- Sunday 8 November 11:00 — Poets House

Written by a model, sources: [poetshouse.org](https://poetshouse.org/)

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