The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing.
New York: Norton, 1979. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy with previous owner's bookplate in a Fine, unclipped dust jacket with fading to spine. Review copy with slip laid in.The Triggering Town 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. Item #28537
ISBN: 0393088391
Price: $250.00