Greenhouses, Lighthouses

By: Tung-Hui Hu

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Synopsis: "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 GregersonWeaving 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 hisstrange new wife: how many loversshe has had, American or Provolone,and why sometimes, listening to her,he can hear the sound of a radiatorbreathing steam in a cold room.But it feels ridiculous to doubt her,so he finds a patch of grass in the open fieldand speaks to it, bending down andburring 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.