Perseus with the Head of Medusa

by Robert Wrigley

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This piece is part of our Fall 2018 print issue.

Robert Wrigley

Robert Wrigley is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Idaho. His most recent book, Box, was published by Penguin. He lives in the woods of north central Idaho, with his wife, the writer Kim Barnes.

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