Greenhouses, Lighthouses

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Cover of the book Greenhouses, Lighthouses by Tung-Hui Hu, Copper Canyon Press
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Author: Tung-Hui Hu ISBN: 9781619320369
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press Publication: May 4, 2013
Imprint: Copper Canyon Press Language: English
Author: Tung-Hui Hu
ISBN: 9781619320369
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Publication: May 4, 2013
Imprint: Copper Canyon Press
Language: English

"Perplexity and wonder are integral parts of Tung-Hui Hu's poetry, which is as elegant as it is surprising."-Rain Taxi

"This fresh and unexpected poet extends the lyric into the social space without losing any of song's intensity or mystery."-Mark Doty

"Tung-Hui Hu works magic on the page."-Linda Gregerson

Weaving between the personal and cosmic I, Tung-Hui Hu's lyrics seek the "greenhouse"-a place of saturation, growth-as a poetic space to cultivate new modes through which our common language can once again illuminate and guide-"lighthouse." With minimalism and control, Greenhouses, Lighthouses draws subtly from photography, cinematography, and history to create haunting and memorable connections.

From "A Gust of Wind":

There is so much he wants to ask his
strange new wife: how many lovers

she has had, American or Provolone,
and why sometimes, listening to her,

he can hear the sound of a radiator
breathing steam in a cold room.

But it feels ridiculous to doubt her,
so he finds a patch of grass in the open field

and speaks to it, bending down and
burring his words through the blades . . .

Tung-Hui Hu, author of three books of poetry, earned his MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan and a PhD in film from University of California Berkeley. He teaches at the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.


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"Perplexity and wonder are integral parts of Tung-Hui Hu's poetry, which is as elegant as it is surprising."-Rain Taxi

"This fresh and unexpected poet extends the lyric into the social space without losing any of song's intensity or mystery."-Mark Doty

"Tung-Hui Hu works magic on the page."-Linda Gregerson

Weaving between the personal and cosmic I, Tung-Hui Hu's lyrics seek the "greenhouse"-a place of saturation, growth-as a poetic space to cultivate new modes through which our common language can once again illuminate and guide-"lighthouse." With minimalism and control, Greenhouses, Lighthouses draws subtly from photography, cinematography, and history to create haunting and memorable connections.

From "A Gust of Wind":

There is so much he wants to ask his
strange new wife: how many lovers

she has had, American or Provolone,
and why sometimes, listening to her,

he can hear the sound of a radiator
breathing steam in a cold room.

But it feels ridiculous to doubt her,
so he finds a patch of grass in the open field

and speaks to it, bending down and
burring his words through the blades . . .

Tung-Hui Hu, author of three books of poetry, earned his MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan and a PhD in film from University of California Berkeley. He teaches at the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.


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