In this interview entitled "Some Place Not Yet Known," the author reveals to you her thoughts on the practice of Zen philosophy, her love of translating works, and her active participation in the writing community. An extensive and revealing essay, which serves as an introduction to Hirshfield and her work.

Poetry Daily: Jane Hirshfield
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Click here to view an illuminating interview of Hirshfield by Judith Moore of "Poetry Daily," the online publication of the nonprofit Daily Poetry Association.

PBS Online: Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/t_txthirshfield.html

A visit to this Website will provide you with online versions of two of Hirshfield poems ("The Poet," and "The Envoy"), along with well-crafted discussion questions on the two pieces of verse.

BIOGRAPHY
Jane Hirshfield (b. 1953) was born in New York City. She is the author of four books of poetry, most recently The Lives of the Heart (1997), and a collection of essays, The Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry (1997). She has also edited and co-translated two collections of poetry by women from the past, Women in Praise of the Sacred: Forty-three Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women (1995) and The Ink Dark Moon: Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan (1990). Hirshfield's awards include the Poetry Center Book Award, the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award, Columbia University's Translation Center Award, and fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundations.