Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Great Regulars: Among today's recipients of the so-called

"Genius Award" (i.e. the MacArthur Fellowship) is poet Heather McHugh. The NewsHour will be airing a full profile of McHugh soon. For now, here's McHugh reading her poem, "The Gift," which is from her forthcoming book, "Upgraded to Serious," to be published by Copper Canyon Press next month.

The Gift

From underwater you can't see

from PBS: Newshour: MacArthur Winner McHugh Serves Up the Weekly Poem

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