I am very sorry to hear this. Thanks, Cally, for the link to the article. I agree with Cathy that it is well worth reading. I had just finished reading Hoagland's last two poetry books. Since he talks about his illness in his poems, I was worried that Priest Turned Therapist Treats Fear of God might be his last book. He is one of the few poets whose poems often make me laugh out loud, but not because they are light verse. They are often quite serious about difficult subjects, but the honesty of the voice is often startling in a way that makes me laugh with recognition. He seems unusually resistant to the need to make himself look good in his poems, and more than happy to laugh at himself. I would have liked to hear him read.
Susan
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