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Jack Hirschman was born on 13 December, 1933 in New York City, U.S., is an American poet and social activist (1933–2021). Discover Jack Hirschman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Occupation Poet, writer, essayist, social activist
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 13 December, 1933
Birthday 13 December
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Date of death 22 August, 2021
Died Place San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1933

Jack Hirschman (December 13, 1933 – August 22, 2021) was an American poet and social activist who wrote more than 100 volumes of poetry and essays.

Hirschman was born in New York City to a Russian Jewish family.

1950

In the 1950s and 60s, Hirschman taught at Dartmouth College and the University of California, Los Angeles.

During his tenure at UCLA, one of the students enrolled in his class was Jim Morrison, later to be a cofounder and lead vocalist of the American band The Doors.

The Vietnam War, however, put an end to Hirschman's academic career; he was fired from UCLA after encouraging his students to resist the draft.

1954

In 1954, Hirschman married Ruth Epstein, whom he'd met and dated when they were students at CCNY.

Following graduation, Ruth became a program director for KPFK and eventually general manager of Santa Monica public radio station KCRW.

The couple had two children, David and Celia.

1955

He received a B.A. from the City College of New York in 1955 and an M.A. (1957) and Ph.D. (1961) from Indiana University.

While attending City College, he worked as a copy boy for the Associated Press.

When he was 19, he sent a story to Ernest Hemingway, who responded: "I can't help you, kid. You write better than I did when I was 19. But the hell of it is, you write like me. That is no sin. But you won't get anywhere with it."

1960

His first volume of poetry, A Correspondence of Americans, published in 1960 by Indiana University Press, included an introduction by Karl Shapiro: "What a relief to find a poet who is not afraid of the vulgar or the sentimental, who can burst out laughing or cry his head off in poetry – who can make love to language, or kick it in the pants."

Among his many volumes of poetry are A Correspondence of Americans (Indiana U. Press, 1960), Black Alephs (Trigram Press, 1969), Lyripol (City Lights, 1976), The Bottom Line (Curbstone, 1988), and Endless Threshold (Curbstone, 1992).

He also translated over two dozen books into English from languages including Hebrew, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Persian, Russian, Albanian, and Greek.

1961

Hirschman left a copy of the letter with the Associated Press, and when Hemingway killed himself in 1961, the "Letter to a Young Writer" was distributed by the wire service and published all over the world.

1973

His marriage disintegrated, and he moved to San Francisco in 1973.

For a quarter century, Hirschman roamed San Francisco streets, cafes (including Caffe Trieste, where he has been a regular patron), and readings, becoming an active street poet and a peripatetic activist.

Hirschman was also a painter and collagist.

1999

In June 1999, Hirschman married the Swedish poet, writer and artist Agneta Falk.

Hirschman died at his home in San Francisco, on August 22, 2021, at the age of 87.

He had tested positive for COVID-19.

2001

Hirschman translated the youthful poems of Joseph Stalin into English (Joey: The Poems of Joseph Stalin; Deliriodendron Press, 2001).

He was an assistant editor at the left-wing literary journal Left Curve and was a correspondent for The People's Tribune.

He was active with the Revolutionary Poets Brigade.

2006

In 2006, Hirschman released his most extensive collection of poems yet, The Arcanes. Published in Salerno, Italy by Multimedia Edizioni, The Arcanes comprises 126 long poems spanning 34 years.

Additionally, in 2006, Hirschman was appointed Poet Laureate of San Francisco by Mayor Gavin Newsom.

In his Poet Laureate inaugural address, Hirschman envisioned creating an International Poetry Festival in San Francisco, reprising a great tradition from the City's literary past.

According to a 2006 book review, Hirschman was a Stalinist.

2007

In July 2007, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Hirschman, and the San Francisco Public Library presented their first San Francisco International Poetry Festival.

From 2007 Festival on, Hirschman, in partnership with Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library, have presented smaller poetry festivals in a variety of languages, including the Latino Poetry Festival, the Vietnamese Poetry Festival, and the Iranian Arts Poetry Festival.

Hirschman curated the Poets 11 Anthology, which collected poetry from each of the City's 11 districts.

Hirschman was a long time mentor to author and actress Amber Tamblyn.

Hirschman supported the anti-war movement, the Black Panther Party, and advocated for the rights of the unhoused.

2009

Hirschman was named Poet-in-Residence with Friends of the San Francisco Public Library in 2009.

Hirschman continued his work supporting the literary community and was the key organizer for the now biennial San Francisco International Poetry Festival.

Hirschman is profiled in the 2009 documentary Red Poet in which he identifies as a Marxist-Leninist.

He stated in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, “The most important thing as a poet is that I worked for the Communist movement for 45 years, and the new class of impoverished and homeless people.”