interstices

The Holland Prize originated in 2005 to recognize the best unpublished book of poetry in American English. Larry Holland dedicated much of his life to reading and teaching those poets the world had yet to discover. His passion for honest poetry spoken in an original voice and his disinterest in poets du jour set him apart from most of his contemporaries. As editor of Elkhorn Review he sought to publish the best, the brightest and the freshest. As an essayist, he wrote of the geography poetry best inhabits. Horseman and outdoors enthusiast, he lived a life full and rich as only the best poetry can be. Laurelyn Whitt's book interstices is the 2005 Holland Series winner.