Heather McHugh--a poet I must admit I am not all that familiar with--just received a MacArthur Fellowship, which, for a poet, is winning PowerBall. The sum total: $500,000. (I wonder what the taxes are on that payout?)
Anyway, listen here for an engaging interview with Ms. McHugh on NPR.
And here's a link to her Web site, where she's got a few poems: http://www.spondee.com/poems.html.
Once, when I got a grant, I went right out and bought a mountain bike. Wonder if she's going to splurge on anything?
--MJH
