{"product_id":"9781619320369","title":"Greenhouses, Lighthouses","description":"\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 \"A Gust of Wind\":\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere is so much he wants to ask his\u003cbr\u003estrange new wife: how many lovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eshe has had, American or Provolone,\u003cbr\u003eand why sometimes, listening to her,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe can hear the sound of a radiator\u003cbr\u003ebreathing steam in a cold room.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut it feels ridiculous to doubt her,\u003cbr\u003eso he finds a patch of grass in the open field\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eand speaks to it, bending down and\u003cbr\u003eburring his words through the blades . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151747301616,"sku":"9781619320369","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619320369_p0.jpg?v=1763854383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619320369","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}