Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/profile-of-genius-award-winner-heather-mchugh Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Profile of ‘Genius Award’ Winner Heather McHugh Poetry Sep 22, 2009 5:33 PM EDT Heather McHugh’s books of poetry include “The Father of Predicaments” (2001), “Hinge and Sign: Poems, 1968-1993” (1994), and “A World of Difference” (1981), among others. From 1999 to 2006 she served as Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and she is currently Milliman Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the University of Washington in Seattle, a post she has held since 1984. On Tuesday, she was awarded a MacArthur fellowship, popularly known as the genius grant. Read the full transcript here. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Heather McHugh’s books of poetry include “The Father of Predicaments” (2001), “Hinge and Sign: Poems, 1968-1993” (1994), and “A World of Difference” (1981), among others. From 1999 to 2006 she served as Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and she is currently Milliman Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the University of Washington in Seattle, a post she has held since 1984. On Tuesday, she was awarded a MacArthur fellowship, popularly known as the genius grant. Read the full transcript here. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now