Richard HagueRichard Hague is a native of Steubenville, Ohio, and author of thirteen collections of poetry, including Ripening (The Ohio State University Press, l984) for which he was named Co-Poet of the Year in Ohio, Possible Debris (ClevelandState University Poetry Center, l988) and Alive in Hard Country (Bottom Dog Press, 2003) which was named 2004 Appalachian Poetry Book of the Year. His Milltown Natural: Essays and Stories From A Life was nominated for a National Book Award. Learning How: Stories, Yarns & Tales appeared from Bottom Dog Press in 2011. Most recent poetry titles are Public Hearings (Word Press, 2009), DURING THE RECENT EXTINCTIONS: NEW & SELECTED POEMS, l982-2012 (Dos Madres Press 2012) and winner of The Weatherford Award, WHERE DRUNK MEN GO (Dos Madres Press 2015), and BEASTS, RIVER, DRUNK MEN, GARDEN, BURST, & LIGHT: SEQUENCES AND LONG POEMS (Dos Madres Press 2016.) He is Writer-in-Residence at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Read More Read Less