Greenhouses, Lighthouses
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Anthologies, Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American
| 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.
"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.
