Andrew Hudgins

Andrew Hudgins is the author of fourteen books, including A Clown at Midnight (Ecco, 2013); American Rendering: New and Selected Poems (Ecco, 2010); The Joker: A Memoir (Simon & Schuster, 2014); The Never-Ending (Mariner, 1991), a finalist for the National Book Award; and Saints and Strangers (Houghton Mifflin, 1985), nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. Retired from Ohio State University, he lives in rural Tennessee. (updated 4/2026)