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Photograph of Bill Holm in Minneota, MN in the 1990s.

Notes on Bill Holm’s manuscripts and writing — Part 2

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In my previous article, I explored Minnesota poet Bill Holm’s use of boxelder bugs and pigs in his writing. Now, I turn my attention to two other elements that are key to understanding Holm’s work — Walt Whitman and the concept of “failure.”
Handmade jellyfish are displayed as the Underwater exhibit comes together.

Underwater exhibit – an EXCLUSIVE behind-the-scenes look

Grad student’s historical research paper leveraged 1970s study of teen girls

An image of sea adventurers from 1599, from the James Ford Bell collection at the University of Minnesota Libraries

Libraries expands access to primary resources for undergraduate teaching

Sketches of pigs meant for use in Holm’s pig poem anthology and accompanying note from Randy Scholes, who would later co-found the Minneapolis press Milkweed Editions.

Notes on Bill Holm’s manuscripts and writing — Part 1