Monday, November 2, 2009
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Posted by The Stranger on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM
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Heather McHugh
First, Heather McHugh was a genius. In 2007, she became a Stranger Genius. Last month, she became a MacArthur Genius. If God gave Celestial Genius Awards, she'd be next in line. Her poems are nimble and clever, riddles that rhyme. Her newest book, Upgraded to Serious, contains letters to God and brooding comedy about the cosmos, such as her short poem "The Microscope": "Through petri dishes' rings/life is transmogrified. When we/look into things, we see/[blank line]/there's space inside." Even her typography has rhythm—and it's in on the joke. (Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. 7 pm, free.)
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