Edward Hirsch

Author of “Gabriel: A Poem.” President of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

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Three years ago, Edward Hirsch’s son Gabriel died at 22. Gabriel had gone to a party, where he was given a drug that sent him into cardiac arrest.

Elegy for a Son

Three years ago, Edward Hirsch’s son Gabriel died at 22. Gabriel had gone to a party, where he was given a drug that sent him into cardiac arrest.

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