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I don't have a set schedule to work on poetry at any given time, at the same time every day, but I do try to work on poetry every day and I do find some time every day that I can with some exceptions to work on poetry.

Edward Hirsch

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Edward Hirsch
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: January 20
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