R245. The Legacy of Richard Hugo

Room 202, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 2
Thursday, February 27, 2014
3:00 pm to 4:15 pm

 

The legacy of Richard Hugo is a powerful force at the University of Montana. This panel pays tribute to Hugo’s continuing influence on the creative writing program at the University, as well as the lasting impact of his career on the larger writing community.


Participants

Moderator:

Lois Welch, professor emerita of English, University of Montana, taught comparative literature between 1966 and 2001, directing the Creative Writing Program for eight years and the English Department for three. She is writing a memoir about her husband, author James Welch.

Laura Lampton Scott's fiction has appeared in Monkeybicycle. She served as assistant editor for two Voice of Witness books. A MacDowell Colony fellow, she works on education programs at Seattle's Richard Hugo House.

Richard Robbins studied with Richard Hugo and Madeline DeFrees at the University of Montana. His most recent poetry collections include Radioactive City and Other Americas. He currently directs the creative writing program and Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Greg Pape is the author of Four Swans, Animal Time, American Flamingo, and other books. His work has received many awards, including The Discovery/The Nation award and two NEA Fellowships. He teaches at University of Montana and Spalding University. He was Montana Poet Laureate from 2007-2009.

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