Richard Hugo

Biography

Poet and Seattle WA native, Hugo studied poetry at the University of Washington in the first class taught by legendary poet, Theodore Roethke. Worked as a Technical Writer at the Boeing Company for 13 years and later taught at the University of Montana in Missoula. His first poetry book, A Run of Jacks, was published in 1961

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

1976Nominee

Best Performance

Richard Hugo: Kicking the Loose Gravel Home

1983Nominee

Best Performance

Tamanawis Illahee

Video

Clip"Richard Hugo: Kicking the Loose Gravel Home" (1976) - sample scene

Richard Hugo: Kicking the Loose Gravel Home