{"product_id":"hugo-richard-triggering","title":"Hugo, Richard: The Triggering Town: Lectures \u0026 Essays on Poetry and Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: August 09, 2010\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003cspan\u003eRichard Hugo, whom Carolyn Kizer called \"one of the most passionate, energetic and honest poets living,\" was that rare phenomenon--a distinguished poet who was also an inspiring teacher. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Triggering Town\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Hugo's classic collection of lectures, essays, and reflections, all \"directed toward helping with that silly, absurd, maddening, futile, enormously rewarding activity: writing poems.\" From pieces that include \"Writing off the Subject\" and \"How Poets Make a Living,\" anyone, from the beginning poet to the mature writer to the lover of literature, will benefit greatly from Hugo's playful and profound insights into the mysteries of literary creation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817147543575,"sku":"9780393338720","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/products\/view_archive_3eb94682-5e9f-404e-b0a1-e810ad896b2a.jpg?v=1703281277","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/hugo-richard-triggering","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}