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If McHugh is serious shes anything but grim with all her punningbantering and mock scolding of herself . . . she brightens the shadowy cornersof her world with verbal pyrotechnics.The New York Times Book Review Herpoems are open resilient invisibly twisted part safety net parttrampoline.The Village Voice Literary Supplement National Book Awardfinalist Heather McHugh presents a fastpaced verbally dexterous andbrilliantly humorous book. Utilizing medical terminology and iconography towork through loss and detachment McHughs startling rhymes and rhythmsalongwith her sarcastic selfreflection and infectious laughterserve as antidotesto the sufferings of the world. Being upgraded to serious from criticalcondition is a nod to the healing powers of poetry. Not to Be Dwelled OnSelfinterest cropped up even there the day I hoisted three insteadof theceremonially calledfor twospadefuls of loamonto the coffin of my friend.Why shovel more than anybody else?What did I think Id prove? More lovemudin her eye? More will to work?Her father what a shirker? Christ whatwouldnt anybody giveto get that gesture back? She cannot die again and Idonothing but relive. Heather McHugh is the author of a dozen books of poetryand translation. She teaches at the University of Washington and Warren WilsonCollege and lives in Seattle. «
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