Hinge & Sign: Poems, 1968-1993 (Wesleyan Poetry)

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Summary: Sculptor of the American language
Review: Heather McHugh is a truly inspirational poet. I have just returned from hearing her read at the Getty Center in LA. What a marvelous experience. McHugh is a truly gifted manipulator of language, from its etemylogical roots, through its syntax, to its artful implimentation in finely wrought metaphors. She brazenly addresses plainly human issues -- sex, love, lust, pain, anger, joy, despair -- in terms that make them readily identifiable as the emotions you have felt but from a perspective slightly ajar to what you might have ever imagined. From hearing her speak, I can tell you she has an enviable mastery of the American language. My copy of "Hinge & Sign" is well worn from weeks of being my constant companion. I eagerly look forward to her new book.

Rating:
Summary: Sculptor of the American language
Review: Heather McHugh is a truly inspirational poet. I have just returned from hearing her read at the Getty Center in LA. What a marvelous experience. McHugh is a truly gifted manipulator of language, from its etemylogical roots, through its syntax, to its artful implimentation in finely wrought metaphors. She brazenly addresses plainly human issues -- sex, love, lust, pain, anger, joy, despair -- in terms that make them readily identifiable as the emotions you have felt but from a perspective slightly ajar to what you might have ever imagined. From hearing her speak, I can tell you she has an enviable mastery of the American language. My copy of "Hinge & Sign" is well worn from weeks of being my constant companion. I eagerly look forward to her new book.

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Summary: A first-rate selection from a brilliant poet.
Review: Heather McHugh is one of the best living American poets, and this book shows you some of her finest pieces from the last 25 years. It also has a collection of new poems that both continue and deepen her earlier work.

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Summary: Dope poetry
Review: I find her poems more consistently satisfying than Pablo Neruda or Jack Kerouac. Jack's still the man, though.

Rating:
Summary: Dope poetry
Review: I find her poems more consistently satisfying than Pablo Neruda or Jack Kerouac. Jack's still the man, though.