 Hilbert's sonnet "Prophetic Outlook," which appeared in "The American Poetry Review", was taught by Molly Peacock in her course "The 21st-Century Sonnet" at the New School in New York City in December 2008.His poems have also been taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Sarah Lawrence, Drexel University, Columbia University, and the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan.Several of his sonnets were featured by David Lehman on the Best American Poetry website.