![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hudgins also weaves in Homeric or otherwise archaic effects, while a series of poems about burials and divine retributions (an ancient Russian king the story of Lot in Sodom) achieve a grim effectiveness that recalls Tom Sleigh's recent work. I wept." Both poems, like almost half the book, skillfully use Hudgins' oft-employed ballad- or hymn-based quatrains and demotic, casual American diction. The memorable title poem recalls kids playing in fog left by DDT trucks "Come to Harm" considers comedy, grief at the death of parents and interstate car trips: "We sang. The poems continue his attention to middle- and working-class American life, his interest in biblical allegory, and his command of traditional rhyming forms. Known for his work in narrative verse, Hudgins ( After the Lost War) mixes taut anecdotes and autobiography with more lyrical work in this sixth effort. ![]()
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