I think of this collection as an unintentional autobiography. If you read the poems from start to finish in the order presented, you follow Richard Hugo's progression from loneliness to love and friendship, addiction through recovery, and depression to hope. Most appealing of all are his poems rev...
I wrote a review that covered this book as well as four others. You can find it here:http://hubpages.com/hub/FiveBestNewBooksForChristmasPresents2010