Making Certain It Goes On: The Collected Poems of Richard Hugo
by Richard Hugo
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Richard Hugo, who died suddenly in 1982, was, in James Wright's words, 'a great poet, true to our difficult life, ' Making Certain It Goes On brings together, as Hugo wished, the poems published in book form during his lifetime, together with the moving and courageous new poems he wrote in his last years. This, then, is the definitive collection of a major American poet's enduring works.Tags
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Picked this up for the poem "Degrees of Grey in Philipsburg." I had written a poem for a seminar, and the prof told me it reminded me a lot of that poem. After reading Hugo's poem, I can see why. I wonder, in fact, if he wasn't accusing me of borrowing just a little too heavily from it. But I had never heard of Hugo before that, as I can recall.
My poem, in case you're curious, is available at http://tinyurl.com/deogq . Shameless plug? Why not?
My poem, in case you're curious, is available at http://tinyurl.com/deogq . Shameless plug? Why not?
I wrote a review that covered this book as well as four others. You can find it here:
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Richard Hugo was born on December 21, 1923 in Seattle, Wash. He attended the University of Washington in Seattle and served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. His flight experience led to his employment with Boeing from 1951 until 1963. In 1964, he left Boeing for a teaching position at the University of Montana at Missoula. Hugo was a show more noted author of poetry collections including A Run of Jacks, Good Luck in Cracked Italian, and The Lady in Kicking Horse Reservoir. His detailed descriptions of fishing, the landscape, and small town life are lovingly captured in his charming poems and generally reflect life in the Pacific Northwest. Full of whimsy and a delight to the reader, his poems capture the essence of regional America and everyday existence. Richard Hugo died in 1982. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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