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Jane Hirshfield Explores the Transformative Power of Poetry

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Jane Hirshfield’s poetry has been described as generous, insightful and “sensuously philosophical.” The Bay Area-based poet recently published two books, a book of poetry called “The Beauty” and a collection of essays titled “Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World.” She joins us to talk about her latest work and her continuing discoveries about the power of poetry.

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Jane Hirshfield, poet, translator, essayist and author most recently of "The Beauty" and the essay collection "Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World"

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