Richard Hugo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Hugo
Occupation	Poet
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1923(1923-12-21)
Age	101
Date Of Death	1982-10-22
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Richard Hugo Biography

Richard Hugo is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on December 21, 1923 in Washington, United States. American poet, best known for his Northwest regional characters in works like The Lady in Kicking Horse Reservoir. Other poetry collections by him include Death of the Kapowsin Tavern, and The Right Madness On Skye.

Both he and his literary contemporary He and literary contemporary Richard Brautigan were both born in Washington state. were born in Washington.

He was twice married: to Barbara Williams and then to Ripley Schemm Hanen.

Richard Hugo Net Worth

Richard Hugo is one of the richest Poet from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Hugo 's net worth $3-5 Million. * (Last Update: February 3, 2024)

He was a bomber pilot during World War II. He then studied creative writing at Washington University.

Richard Hogan was his birth name; Hugo, his stepfather, became Hugo in 1942.

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Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard Hugo celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

Interesting Facts about Richard Hugo

1. Richard Hugo was an American poet born in 1923.
2. He served in World War II and later taught at the University of Montana.
3. His poetry often focused on the landscapes and people of the Pacific Northwest.
4. Hugo’s most famous collection is “The Triggering Town.”
5. He was a proponent of the “triggering subject” approach to writing poetry.
6. Hugo also wrote a book on creative writing called “The Making of a Poem.”
7. His work has been praised for its clarity and accessibility.
8. Hugo died in 1982 at the age of 58 from leukemia.
9. He was posthumously awarded the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize in 1984.
10. Many contemporary poets cite him as an influence on their work.

What did Richard Hugo write about?

Hugo’s The Real West Marginal Way is a collection of essays, generally autobiographical in nature, that detail his childhood, his military service, his poetics, and his teaching. Hugo remarried in 1974 to Ripley Schemm Hansen. In 1977, he was named the editor of the Yale Younger Poets Series.

Who was Richard Hugo?

Richard Hugo was a poet of the Pacific Northwest , yet his renown attests to a stature greater than that of most “regional” poets. He grew up in White Center, Washington, outside of Seattle. He served in World War II as a bombardier in the Mediterranean, and this experience informed some of his poems.