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. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! 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. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now