http://theraabereview.com/2009/02/26/the-passing-of-bill-holm-a-literal-friend/ Books, news and politics Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:28:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://theraabereview.com/2009/02/26/the-passing-of-bill-holm-a-literal-friend/#comment-673 David Kleppe Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:16:05 +0000 http://theraabereview.com/?p=979#comment-673 I last saw Bill Holm appear with Garrison Keillor at a book reading last year in St. Paul. Their conversation was as engaging and entertaining as Bill's reading from his book about living in Iceland. And seeing Bill on a Twin Cities public television station doing a guided tour of his hometown--Minneota, Minnesota--was priceless, esp. his reading of a poem,"Playing Haydn for the Angel of Death." The impact of his verse came with the video segment showing him playing Haydn on the piano in his home with those big hands of his moving so gingerly on the keyboard. He had a deep voice and a sweet spirit. His parting is sweet sorrow, but he leaves us with a calm, graceful spirit of blunt honesty and gentle wisdom forged with wit and compassion. I last saw Bill Holm appear with Garrison Keillor at a book reading last year in St. Paul. Their conversation was as engaging and entertaining as Bill’s reading from his book about living in Iceland. And seeing Bill on a Twin Cities public television station doing a guided tour of his hometown–Minneota, Minnesota–was priceless, esp. his reading of a poem,”Playing Haydn for the Angel of Death.” The impact of his verse came with the video segment showing him playing Haydn on the piano in his home with those big hands of his moving so gingerly on the keyboard. He had a deep voice and a sweet spirit. His parting is sweet sorrow, but he leaves us with a calm, graceful spirit of blunt honesty and gentle wisdom forged with wit and compassion.

]]> http://theraabereview.com/2009/02/26/the-passing-of-bill-holm-a-literal-friend/#comment-568 Melinda Stuart Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:20:56 +0000 http://theraabereview.com/?p=979#comment-568 How sorry I am to read here of Bill Holm's passing! Just this morning I discovered his "Windows of Brimnes" book (2007) in my local public library and have been reading it since coming home. As usual with his writing, it is a delight. I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Holm in Washington DC about twenty years ago at a Fulbright-related gathering. I enjoyed talking with him so much that I immediately read "Coming Home Crazy", a book I have since lent and recommended to many others. We also enjoyed his "Boxelder Bug Variations". I'm very sad to learn he's gone, and just a few years after he rediscovered Iceland in a serious way--he was much too young. How sorry I am to read here of Bill Holm’s passing! Just this morning I discovered his “Windows of Brimnes” book (2007) in my local public library and have been reading it since coming home. As usual with his writing, it is a delight. I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Holm in Washington DC about twenty years ago at a Fulbright-related gathering. I enjoyed talking with him so much that I immediately read “Coming Home Crazy”, a book I have since lent and recommended to many others. We also enjoyed his “Boxelder Bug Variations”. I’m very sad to learn he’s gone, and just a few years after he rediscovered Iceland in a serious way–he was much too young.

]]> http://theraabereview.com/2009/02/26/the-passing-of-bill-holm-a-literal-friend/#comment-502 把我嘴巴啃鬃….my teeth broken » Blog Archive » Garrison Keillor Remembers Bill Holm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:50:27 +0000 http://theraabereview.com/?p=979#comment-502 [...] in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was 65 years old, his life full and his accomplishments many. Read More|||From the Minneapolis StarTribune: Bill Holm, a larger-than-life author from Minneota, Minn., died [...] [...] in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was 65 years old, his life full and his accomplishments many. Read More|||From the Minneapolis StarTribune: Bill Holm, a larger-than-life author from Minneota, Minn., died [...]

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