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The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing

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Richard Hugo was that rare phenomenon of American letters—a distinguished poet who was also an inspiring teacher. The Triggering Town is Hugo's now-classic collection of lectures, essays, and reflections, all "directed toward helping with that silly, absurd, maddening, futile, enormously rewarding activity: writing poems." Anyone, from the beginning poet to the mature writer to the lover of literature, will benefit greatly from Hugo's sayd, playful, profound insights and advice concerning the mysteries of literary creation.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: August 17, 1992

ISBN: 0393309339

ISBN 13: 9780393309331

The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Richard Hugo was that rare phenomenon of American letters—a distinguished poet who was also an inspiring teacher. The Triggering Town is Hugo's now-classic collection of lectures, essays, and reflections, all "directed toward helping with that silly, absurd, maddening, futile, enormously rewarding activity: writing poems." Anyone, from the beginning poet to the mature writer to the lover of literature, will benefit greatly from Hugo's sayd, playful, profound insights and advice concerning the mysteries of literary creation.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: August 17, 1992

ISBN: 0393309339

ISBN 13: 9780393309331

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