DiscoverThe Poetry Space_ep. 118 - Jane Hirshfield's Assays
ep. 118 - Jane Hirshfield's Assays

ep. 118 - Jane Hirshfield's Assays

Update: 2025-11-07
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Poet, Zen practitioner, and word-miner Jane Hirshfield joins us to talk about her signature form—the assay. We hear the fascinating story of how she created assays, and why curiosity might just be poetry’s truest form.


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Jane Hirshfield

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Dick Westheimer

Brian O'Sullivan

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ep. 118 - Jane Hirshfield's Assays

ep. 118 - Jane Hirshfield's Assays

Katie Dozier and Timothy Green