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Rub a half potato on your wart
and wrap it in a damp cloth. Close
your eyes and whirl three times and throw.
Then bury rag and spud exactly where they fall.

Richard Hugo

I will garden on the double run,
my rhythm obvious in the ringing rakes,
and trust in fate to keep me poor and kind
and work until my heart is short,
then go out slowly with a feeble grin,
my fingers flexing but my eyes gone gray
from cramps and the lack of oxygen.

Richard Hugo

Richard Hugo

Richard Hugo

Born: December 21, 1923

Died: October 22, 1982 (aged 58)

Bio: Richard Hugo, born Richard Hogan, was an American poet. Primarily a regionalist, Hugo's work reflects the economic depression of the Northwest, particularly Montana. Born in Seattle, Washington, he was raised by his mother's parents after his father left the family.

Known for:

The Triggering Town (1979)
Making Certain It Goes On
Thirty One Letters and Thirteen Dreams (1977)
The Real West Marginal Way
Death and the good life (1981)

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