Heather McHugh is one of the country’s leading poets
McHugh’s books earn national publicity, including New York Times “Notable Book of the Year” nods and reviews in major metro dailies, all the trade magazines, and academic journals
previous titles have been National Book Award finalists and short-listed for the Pulitzer
McHugh is very well connected within the poetry world, including eight years as a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets
very well connected in the academic world, teaching in graduate departments at both University of Washington and Warren Wilson
frequently appears in “high profile” reading series
this is a very, very smart book
