{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-anselm-hollo-hardcover","title":"The Collected Poems of Anselm Hollo - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnselm Hollo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Bloomberg-Rissman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eYasmina Ghiasi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWry and witty poems from an avant-garde great, collected in one volume for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Collected Poems of Anselm Hollo\u003c\/i\u003e gathers over five decades of the poet's multifaceted work into one elegant volume. All of Hollo's trademark humor, wisdom, and charm is on display here for students and fans of contemporary poetry. Warm, insightful, and delightfully observant, this comprehensive collection from the author of over forty books serves as a reminder that poetry isn't just an aspiration or avocation, but a way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet and translator \u003cstrong\u003eAnselm Hollo\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Helsinki, Finland, in 1934. In the 1960s, he was a broadcaster in the Finnish section of the BBC World Service, in his free time translating poetry and prose from Finnish, Swedish, German, and French into his chosen language--English. After moving to the USA, he became an itinerant professor, teaching at various institutions while meeting and making friends with poets across America. In 1990, he began his professorship in the Writing and Poetics Department at Naropa University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollo was the author of more than forty books of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eNotes on the Possibilities and Attractions of Existence: New and Selected Poems 1965-2000\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), which won the San Francisco Poetry Center Book Award; \u003cem\u003eCorvus\u003c\/em\u003e (1995); \u003cem\u003eFinite Continued\u003c\/em\u003e (1980); and \u003cem\u003eSojourner Microcosms: New and Selected Poems 1959-1997\u003c\/em\u003e (1997). He also published a book of essays, \u003cem\u003eCaws and Causeries: Around Poetry and Poets\u003c\/em\u003e (1999). His many translations include works by Paavo Haavikko and Pentti Saarikoski, for whose \u003cem\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/em\u003e (2003) he was awarded the Harold Morton Landon Translation Prize by the Academy of American Poets. Anselm Hollo passed away peacefully in 2013; his final work, \u003cem\u003eThe Tortoise of History, \u003c\/em\u003e was published posthumously in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.9 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170609827975,"sku":"9781566896856","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/31a1406a8812a2f2d41cce7034c0d4b0.webp?v=1733349430","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-anselm-hollo-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}