Bill Holm (poet)

Bill Holm (poet)

Bill Holm is an American poet, essayist, memoirist, and musician. He was born on a farm north of Minneota, Minnesota in 1943 and attended Gustavus Adolphus College (class of 1965) and the University of Kansas. He is Professor Emeritus of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, where he taught classes on poetry and literature until his retirement in 2007.

Holm was named the McKnight Distinguished Artist of the Year in in 2008. This award celebrates artists who have left a significant imprint on the culture of Minnesota. [ [http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/books/18848674.html "Star Tribune", May 12, 2008] Retrieved September 22, 2008.] He is the grandson of Icelandic immigrants and spends part of every year at his second home in Hosfos, Iceland.

Books

Holm is the author of twelve books of poems and essays:
*"Boxelder Bug Variations: A Meditation on an Idea in Language and Music", 1985 ISBN 0-915943-43-3
*"Chocolate Chip Cookies For Your Enemies"
*"Coming Home Crazy: An Alphabet of China Essays", 2000 ISBN 1-57131-250-1
*"The Dead Get By with Everything", 1991 ISBN 0-915943-55-7
*"Eccentric Islands", 2000 ISBN 1-57131-245-5
*"Faces of Christmas Past"
*"The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth", 2001 ISBN 1-57131-251-X
*"Landscape of Ghosts"
*"The Music of Failure"
*"Playing Hyden For the Angel of Death"
*"Playing the Black Piano", 2004 ISBN 1-57131-417-2
*"Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland", 2007 ISBN 1-57131-302-8

References

External links

* [http://www.billholm.com/ Official website]


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