April Showers and Seattle Lyricism

For the literary curation of this month's show at the Hugo House, the Bushwick Blog will fill you in on information regarding those that are reading, vingettes of their poetry, and the recently published works of the many authors performing on April 26th. The first of these poets is Ed Skoog.

Skoog has received ample acclaim for his recent publication titled "Mister Skylight", which is a collection of works reminiscent of the 20th century new wave poets like Frank O' Hara and Ashbery. The Harvard Review calls his latest work "surprising and beautiful", and continues on that "Skoog's meaning is repeatedly deferred and actively destabilizes the conventions of telling and of the way readers and speakers relate to one another."

Brought up in Topeka, Kansas, Skoog has since received numerous fellowships and professorial residencies that brought him to Montana and California institutions. "Mister Skylight" is his first full length collection to be published, though much of his other work has appeared in Paris Review, The New Republic, and Tin House.

For more information and links to his published articles, reference the author's website at edskoog.com.