The Academy of American Poets - Poetry Audio Archive

1992. Introduced by Robert Pinsky. Listeners to this recording will be dazzled by the poetry of Heather McHugh and Gerald Stern: the energy, the wit, the inventiveness, and, as Robert Pinsky says in his introduction, the "element of spiritual fire" that fuels this lively reading. In between epigraphs, proverbs, anecdotes, and laughter, McHugh reads from her selected poems, Hinge & Sign, and Stern, winner of the 1999 National Book Award, reads poems from his eighth book, Bread Without Sugar. Length: 73 min. Track List Heather McHugh 1. Introduction by Robert Pinsky 2. Mr. Pinsky reads "Shades" (McHugh) 3. Epilogue to "Shades" 4. Ms. McHugh's introductory remarks 5. Introduction to "Acts of God" 6. I. Tornado 7. II. Lightning 8. Introduction to Two St. Petersburgs 9. I. Russia 10. II. Florida 11. Numberless 12. Coming 13. Introduction to "Connubial" 14. Connubial 15. Introduction to "To Go" 16. To Go 17. Introduction to "What He Thought" 18. What He Thought Gerald Stern 19. Introduction by Robert Pinsky 20. Introduction to "Sylvia" 21. Sylvia 22. Introduction to "First Day of Spring" 23. First Day of Spring 24. Introduction to "Grinnell, Iowa" 25. Grinnell, Iowa 26. Introduction to "What It Is Like" 27. What It Is Like 28. I Would Call It Derangement 29. Red with Pink 30. Introduction to "Ducks are for Happiness" 31. Ducks are for Happiness 32. The Thought of Heaven