<DIV><p>"Perplexity and wonder are integral parts of Tung-Hui Hu's poetry, which is as elegant as it is surprising."?<I>Rain Taxi</I></p><p>"This fresh and unexpected poet extends the lyric into the social space without losing any of song's intensity or mystery."?Mark Doty</p><p>"Tung-Hui Hu works magic on the page."?Linda Gregerson</p><p>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, <I>Greenhouses, Lighthouses</I> draws subtly from photography, cinematography, and history to create haunting and memorable connections.</p><p><B>From "A Gust of Wind":</B></p><p><I>There is so much he wants to ask his<BR>strange new wife: how many lovers</I></p><p><I>she has had, American or Provolone,<BR>and why sometimes, listening to her,</I></p><p><I>he can hear the sound of a radiator<BR>breathing steam in a cold room.</I></p><p><I>But it feels ridiculous to doubt her,<BR>so he finds a patch of grass in the open field</I></p><p><I>and speaks to it, bending down and<BR>burring his words through the blades . . . </I></p><p><B>Tung-Hui Hu</B>, 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.</p><BR></DIV>