Richard Hugo
- Born
- 21 December 1923 (58 years old)
- Passed away
- 22 October 1982
- Place of birth
- Seattle, Washington
- Gender
- Male
Poet and Seattle WA native, Hugo studied poetry at the University of Washington in the first class taught by legendary poet, Theodore Roethke. Worked as a Technical Writer at the Boeing Company for 13 years and later taught at the University of Montana in Missoula. His first poetry book, A Run of Jacks, was published in 1961
