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Ernest Hilbert’s Poem “The First of February” Appears in Cassandra Voices

By On October 16, 2024

My poem “The First of February” appears in the Irish magazine Cassandra Voices. You can visit the site by clicking through here. The First of February Well, here’s a pile of puke… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert’s Poem “In Bed for a Week” Appears on WPSU/PBS’s Poetry Moment

By On October 14, 2024

My poem "In Bed for a Week," from my first book, Sixty Sonnets, was featured on the radio program Poetry Moment, hosted by Marjorie Maddox. You can hear Marjorie's diverting commentary and… Read More

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Christopher LaRosa’s Music for Ernest Hilbert’s Book High Ashes

By On October 4, 2024

Montreal-based composer Christopher LaRosa displays his techniques for recording with crystal pyramids. He wrote a piece of atmospheric music for my book-in-progress High Ashes, called, at my request, “The Music Heard Above.”… Read More

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Hear and Watch “High Ashes for Baritone and Orchestra” by Stella Sung based on Poems by Ernest Hilbert

By On June 6, 2024

This is a truly beautiful piece of music by composer Stella Sung, showing off her many talents. Below are links to both audio and the short film of the premiere of "High… Read More

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Listen to Ernest Hilbert Read from his Book Storm Swimmer in Greenwich Village

By On June 3, 2024

https://soundcloud.com/everseradio/ernest-hilbert-reads-in-greenwich-village-june-1-2024… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert Reads from Storm Swimmer in Greenwich Village, New York City

By On May 31, 2024

Ernest Hilbert will read from his new collection of poems, Storm Swimmer, with Carolyn Raphael in New York City for the Carmine Street Metrics series. … Read More

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Listen to Ernest Hilbert’s Reading Upstairs at Fergie’s, May 2024

By On May 30, 2024

Ernest Hilbert reads upstairs at Fergie's Pub in Philadelphia for Fourth Wednesdays, May 22nd, 2024. He reads poems from his fifth book, Storm Swimmer: "Last Star," "We Make Mountains So We May… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert with Christopher Childers in Philadelphia

By On May 20, 2024

I'll be reading Wednesday night, May 22nd, at 7PM, upstairs at Fergie's Pub. … Read More

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Ernest Hilbert in Wisconsin

By On May 6, 2024

I visited Appleton, Wisconsin from April 24th to the 28th for purposes of poetry and music, always a good reason to travel. The Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra flew me out and put… Read More

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“Sempre Aperto Teatro” by Patrizia Cavalli (Trans. by Tom d’Egidio)

By On April 27, 2024

A translation from the Italian by Tom d'Egido. … Read More

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Ernest Hilbert’s Poem “Marine Forecast” Appears in Image

By On April 1, 2024

My poem "Marine Forecast," from a book-in-progress called High Ashes, appears in issue 120 of Image magazine.… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert with Petr Hruška (Czech Republic) and Rob A. Mackenzie (Scotland) at Head House Books

By On March 11, 2024

I’ll be reading with poets from the Czech Republic and Scotland at the excellent Head House Books in Philadelphia. Come on by and check it out! Tuesday, March 19th, 6:30PM Head House… Read More

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E-Verse Equinox Reading Series Returns with Timothy Donnelly and Matthew Buckley Smith

By On February 9, 2024

Join us for an evening of poetry with Timothy Donnelly and Matthew Buckley Smith upstairs at Fergie’s Pub (thanks, Fergie), hosted by Spencer Short and Ernest Hilbert.… Read More

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“The Grim Reaper takes five” by James  Feichthaler 

By On February 5, 2024

James Feichthaler is a poet with roots in the Philadelphia-area residing in Trenton, NJ, where he pours out 40s for all the poets and rappers he's slayed throughout the years. His first… Read More

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“Tlaloc” by Elijah Perseus Blumov

By On January 12, 2024

Elijah Perseus Blumov is a poet and the host of the poetry analysis podcast Versecraft, produced in partnership with the Ohio Poetry Association. His work has been published or is forthcoming in… Read More

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Luke Stromberg Interviews Ernest Hilbert for West Chester University Poetry Center

By On December 11, 2023

Listen to a recording of Ernest Hilbert's interview with Luke Stromberg as part of Hilbert's term as poet in residence at West Chester University, November 2023. Hilbert talks about his latest book… Read More

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Watch Ernest Hilbert’s Closing Reading as Poet-in-Residence at West Chester University

By On November 28, 2023

My two weeks as poet-in-residence at West Chester University included talks and class visits in the music, book history, literature, and writing programs, an hour long interview, a talk at the library's… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert to Judge the WCU Spencer Poetry Awards

By On November 27, 2023

I've been invited to judge a group of prizes at West Chester University's Poetry Center. This includes the Wil Mills Chapbook Award and several undergraduate awards for haiku, sonnet, villanelle, and Spanish… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert’s Closing Reading for his Residency at West Chester University

By On November 23, 2023

For my closing reading at West Chester University I read two poems from each of my five books. Here is the full reading. … Read More

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Storm Swimmer Reviewed in The Hudson Review

By On November 14, 2023

My book Storm Swimmer is reviewed in the new issue of the The Hudson Review, Volume LXXVI, Autumn 2023. It looks to be a fantastic issue all around, as usual. … Read More

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E-Verse Equinox Returns with Paul Muldoon, Courtney Sender, and Patricia Davis-Muffett

By On October 24, 2023

Join us for an evening of poetry with Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon with short-story author Courtney Sender (from Boston), and poet Patricia Davis-Muffett (from Washington, DC) upstairs at Fergie’s Pub (thanks, Fergie),… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert Appears on Sleerickets Podcast to Talk about Poetry Book Designs

By On September 15, 2023

Matthew Buckley Smith invited me onto his highly diverting and enjoyable poetry podcast Sleerickets to talk about poetry book design and much else besides. He's moved some of our two hour talk… Read More

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E-Verse Equinox Returns with Robyn Schiff and Kathleen Ossip

By On July 26, 2023

Join us for an evening of poetry with Robyn Schiff and Kathleen Ossip upstairs at Fergie’s Pub (thanks, Fergie), hosted by Spencer Short, Ernest Hilbert, and Luke Stromberg. Bring your own poem or story… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert on Rattlecast: “You’re in an Element Much More Powerful than You Are”

By On July 24, 2023

I was invited onto Tim Green's Rattlecast, a livestreaming poetry reading and podcast series, to talk about my new book, Storm Swimmer. I appear from the 1:14 mark until 1:35. During the… Read More

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“Pelagic” from Storm Swimmer, with Audio

By On July 19, 2023

"Pelagic" first appeared in Hopkins Review, Volume 13, Number 2, Spring 2020. It appears in the book Storm Swimmer.… Read More

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E-Verse (Summer Solstice) Equinox Reading Series Returns to Fergie’s Pub

By On May 31, 2023

Join us for an evening of poetry and short fiction with Warren Longmire, Gregory Crosby, and Lynn Levin, upstairs at Fergie’s Pub (thanks, Fergie), hosted by Ernest Hilbert, Luke Stromberg, and Spencer… Read More

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Judgement Final Decree Listening Party at Broken Goblet Brewery, June 11th

By On May 31, 2023

Thrashback Records has reissued the songs of the classic hardcore thrash band Judgement, as chronicled here. The members of the band will be gathering at Broken Goblet Brewery at 6PM on Sunday,… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert Wins the Meringoff Award for Poetry

By On May 25, 2023

Ernest Hilbert won the annual Meringhoff Writing Award for Poetry given out by the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers. Garrett Hongo was also a recipient of the poetry award this… Read More

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The Final Decree: Ernest Hilbert’s Thrash Metal Band, Judgement, Gets the Deluxe Reissue Treatment from Thrashback Records

By On May 24, 2023

Yes, I was in a heavy metal band called Judgement, a hardcore thrash band, to be precise, in the late 1980s and early 90s, on bass, writing songs and lyrics as well… Read More

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Ernest Hilbert’s Book Storm Swimmer in the Washington Post Book Club Newsletter

By On May 5, 2023

This weekend's Washington Post Book Club Newsletter has much to say about banned books, Bridgerton, Tom Hanks, book to prepare for the coronation, and more, but they also make room for my… Read More