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31 letters and 13 dreams, poems, by Richard Hugo

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31 letters and 13 dreams, poems, by Richard Hugo

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

31 letters and 13 dreams

Oclc number

3168322

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by Richard Hugo

Sub title

poems

Summary

Richard Hugo, whom Carolyn Kizer has called” one of the most passionate, energetic, and honest poets living,” here offers an extraordinary collection of new poems, each one a “letter” or a “dream.” Both letters and dreams are special manifestations of alone-ness; Hugo’s special senses of alone-ness, of places, and of other people are the forces behind his distinctively American and increasingly authoritative poetic voice. Each letter is written from a specific place that Hugo has made his own (a “triggering town,” as he has called it elsewhere) to a friend, a fellow poet, an old love. We read over the poet’s shoulder as the town triggers the imagination, the friendship is re-opened, the poet’s selfhood is explored and illuminated. The “dreams” turn up unexpectedly (as dreams do) among the letters; their haunting images give further depth to the poet’s exploration. Are we overhearing them? Who is the “you” that dreams? -- Back cover

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Thirty-one letters and thirteen dreams

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