{"product_id":"greenhouses-lighthouses-paperback","title":"Greenhouses, Lighthouses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTung-Hui Hu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perplexity and wonder are integral parts of Tung-Hui Hu's poetry, which is as elegant as it is surprising.\"--\u003ci\u003eRain Taxi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This fresh and unexpected poet extends the lyric into the social space without losing any of song's intensity or mystery.\"--Mark Doty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tung-Hui Hu works magic on the page.\"--Linda Gregerson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving 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, \u003ci\u003eGreenhouses, Lighthouses\u003c\/i\u003e draws subtly from photography, cinematography, and history to create haunting and memorable connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom \"Cosmos Revealed behind a Dense Curtain of Poppies\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreenhouses, Lighthouses. The first\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eastronomers tended on hands and knees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe soil of the universe, smoothing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eaway moss, seeding by night.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow our galaxy has the sixfold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esymmetry of ornament on the tower of Alhambra, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eshoots curled from stem looping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eheaven and earth together. Trace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ecurlicues and rosettes with your finger.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe chamber sealed off to mortals but\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eopen above, like a poppy. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTung-Hui Hu\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTung-Hui Hu is the author of three books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Motion\u003c\/i\u003e (U. Georgia, 2003) winner of the Avery Hopwood Award; \u003ci\u003eMine\u003c\/i\u003e (Ausable, 2007) winner of the Eisner Literary Award; and \u003ci\u003eGreenhouses, Lighthouses\u003c\/i\u003e (Copper Canyon, 2012). He teaches at the University of Michigan and is a member of the Michigan Society of Fellows. In addition to receiving an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan, Tung-Hui Hu holds a PhD in Film from the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50375755858157,"sku":"9781556594069","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/l9M8cMY_U49781556594069.webp?v=1785569950","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/greenhouses-lighthouses-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}