GLAMOUR: POEMS

by Jonathan Holden, Thomas Pecore Weso (Illustrator), Denise Low (Introduction)

GLAMOUR is a long-awaited book by master poet and critic Jonathan Holden. Holden holds a conversation with his reader about mathematics, painting, photography, and the vicissitudes of love. He grieves his genius father and celebrates rich daily moments, as detailed as fractals. Holden was first Kansas poet Laureate (2005-2007). He is Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University. Holden has won numerous awards, including two National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships. The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa chose Holden's poetry collection THE SUBLIME for the Vassar Miller Prize. Holden has published twenty books of poetry, creative prose, and critical essays. His poetry appears in Paris Review, Harpers, Kenyon Review, and others.
“Jonathan Holden is one of our most intelligent poets…. It is not always easy to be both brilliant and generous of spirit. It is our good fortune that Holden wears his learning lightly and with such unaffected grace and charm.” Ted Kooser, former U.S. Poet Laureate

82 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 5, 2011

Reviews

[Cooch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Holden is a poetic genius. Read him and be enlightened. The best two hours of your life will seem like a life in themselves. Then read it again.