This was the first book of Richard Hugo's I ever read, and I fell in love with his poetry. He has a way of writing about a place that makes it universal, that finds the symbols and themes in the ordinary that we can all connect with and relate to. His language is very concrete and succint; this is n...
This book was included in a list I published for Christmas gifts. I named it one of the best books I had read in 2010. My article and words about this book can be found here:http://hubpages.com/t/1d9537
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
I wrote a review that covered this book as well as four others. You can find it here:http://hubpages.com/hub/FiveBestNewBooksForChristmasPresents2010
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