Hiddenness, Uncertainty, Surprise
Three Generative Energies of Poetry
In her three lectures, Hirshfield examines the roles of hiddenness, uncertainty and surprise as they appear in poetry and other works of literature, in the life and psyche of the writer, and in the broader life of the culture as a whole.
LecturesAmerican lecturesPoetryPoeticsPoetry (poetic works by one author)History and criticismUncertainty in literatureSurprise in literature