Norbert Hirschhorn

Poet

Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota US
Email: 
bertzpoet@yahoo.com
Website: 
bertzpoet.com/

Author's Bio

Norbert Hirschhorn is a physician specializing in international public health, commended in 1993 by President Bill Clinton as an “American Health Hero.” His poems have been published in over three dozen journals, and seven full collections; the most recent: Over the Edge, Holland Park Press, London (2023). His work has won a number of prizes in the US and UK.  See his website, www.bertzpoet.com.

Education: 
Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
New York State Summer Writers Institute

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Over the Edge (Holland Park Press, 2023)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Michael Longley, Mary Ruefle, Terrance Hayes, and others.
What I'm reading now: 
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee, Man is Wolf to Man by Janusz Bardach

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Seniors
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Vienna
Austria
Raised in: 
New York, NY
New York
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Last update: Jul 12, 2024