
Sergeant Dark
Henry Hughes(Author)
Lost Horse Press
Published on 10. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
979-8-9890965-7-2 (ISBN)
Description
Henry Hughes' fifth book of poems, Sergeant Dark, carries us to the edge of the war in Ukraine and deep into Antarctica. These poems take us out shark fishing and bird watching, and into the bar and bedroom. They offer honest, humorous and hard looks at everyday life--love, marriage, parenting, money, religion, sports and politics--celebrating the joys and admitting the failures. "Hughes' poems are conscious of the destruction and 'heady wastes' we humans make," writes Annie Lighthart, but "they will not let go of the truth at the other end of the line--that the world is still vividly living and vividly loved."
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sandpoint
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-9890965-7-2 (9798989096572)
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Henry Hughes completed a Ph.D. in American Literature from Purdue University and is a professor of literature and writing at Western Oregon University. He is the author of four collections of poetry, one was the winner of the 2004 Oregon Book Award and another was a a finalist for the 2011 Oregon Book Award. His poems, stories, and essays have appeared in Antioch Review, Carolina Quarterly, Painted Bride Quarterly, Queen's Quarterly, North American Review, Sewanee Review, Shenandoah, Seattle Review, and Harvard Review, where his book reviews regularly appear. He has also published a fishing memoir as well as multiple poems and essays related to fishing.