 Hirschman was named Poet-in-Residence with Friends of the San Francisco Public Library in 2009 and currently holds that status.Hirschman continues his work supporting the literary community and is the key organizer for the now biennial San Francisco International Poetry Festival.Since the 2007 Festival, 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.