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Norbert Hirschhorn [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota US
Email: 
bertzpoet@yahoo.com
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 [2].

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Michael Longley, Mary Ruefle, Terrance Hayes, and others.
Born in: 
Vienna
Austria
Raised in: 
New York, NY
New York
Website: 
http://bertzpoet.com/ [3]
Education: 
Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing
What I'm reading now: 
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee
Man is Wolf to Man by Janusz Bardach
Writers Retreats: 
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
New York State Summer Writers Institute
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Seniors

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[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/norbert_hirschhorn [2] http://www.bertzpoet.com [3] http://bertzpoet.com/