News at Eleven: Do you see [Richard] Hugo as a political writer?

No. He grew up in a neighborhood [White Center] where, if you were lucky to get out, you worked at Boeing building war craft. It's not likely he started from a liberal place, but [his] sense of humanity and understanding of the power structure make him a broader progressive thinker.

He worked at Boeing?
He worked there while in school at UW. He wrote procurement documents to convince the government to invest in Boeing, like grant writing today. He also worked in the slag pile until a friend said you should work inside.

from Real Change News: On the trail of the poet

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