"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[...]
Something has happened here: An empire has gone to seed, an entire country goes on strike, people begin eating dirt and flowers, and a couple lives on a riverboat to avoid the ground. In "Mine, " Tung-Hui Hu makes myths out of the personal. He speaks of desire and awkwardness and the earth that cont[...]