Robert Hershon

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Robert Hershon, born and raised in Brooklyn, is a poet and the author of twelve books. His most recent book is Calls from the Outside World.

He has published twelve books of poetry. Most recently, Into the Punch Line: Poems 1984-1994 (1994), The German Lunatic (2000), and Calls from the Outside World (2006). His work has appeared in the American Poetry Review, Poetry Northwest, the World, Michigan Quarterly, Ploughshares, and The Nation, among many others.

He is also the recipient of various awards, including two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. He works as the executive director of the Print Center and as a co-editor of Hanging Loose Press and Hanging Loose magazine in Brooklyn, NY. He has edited various
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Average rating: 3.89 · 95 ratings · 24 reviews · 36 distinct works
Calls from the Outside World

4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions
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Goldfish and Rose

4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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Into a Punchline: Poems 198...

4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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How To Ride on the Woodlawn...

4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1985
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The German Lunatic

4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
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End of the Business Day

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Hanging loose 108

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A Blue Shovel

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Little red wagon painted blue

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The public hug: New and sel...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1980 — 2 editions
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