{"product_id":"9780393077445","title":"The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Richard Hugo's free-swinging, go-for-it remarks on poetry and the teaching of poetry are exactly what are needed in classrooms and in the world.\"—James Dickey\u003c\/p\u003e Richard Hugo was that rare phenomenon of American letters—a distinguished poet who was also an inspiring teacher. \u003cem\u003eThe Triggering Town\u003c\/em\u003e is Hugo's now-classic collection of lectures, essays, and reflections, all \"directed toward helping with that silly, absurd, maddening, futile, enormously rewarding activity: writing poems.\" Anyone, from the beginning poet to the mature writer to the lover of literature, will benefit greatly from Hugo's sayd, playful, profound insights and advice concerning the mysteries of literary creation.","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121503289584,"sku":"9780393077445","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393077445_p0.jpg?v=1763696471","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393077445","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}