Edward Hirsch

  • 18

    Catalog books

  • 8

    Works

  • 1996 to 2021

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Edward Hirsch has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 18 catalog-linked books across 1996 to 2021, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Catapult; Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Harcourt and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Catapult; Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon

    Harcourt • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 368 pages.

  2. How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry

    Harcourt • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 352 pages.

  3. The Demon and the Angel

    Harvest Books • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 348 pages.

  4. 100 Poems to Break Your Heart

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company • 2021 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2021 • 448 pages.

  5. To a Nightingale

    George Braziller • 2007 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  6. Lay Back the Darkness

    Knopf • 2004 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 88 pages.

  7. On Love: Poems

    Alfred a Knopf Inc • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 96 pages.

  8. Earthly Measures: Poems

    Random House Inc • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 96 pages.

  9. The Night Parade: Poems

    Random House Inc • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 84 pages.

  10. Computer Science - Theory and Applications

    Springer • longer commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

How The Picks Compare

  • How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry is the easier short commitment, while Catapult; Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon asks for more reading time up front.
  • How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Catapult; Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon leans later in the catalog.
  • The Demon and the Angel is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Catapult; Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon.

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