'"Doug Holder"' by dougholder

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I was included in this major anthology of Avant-Garde American poets published by Eric Greinke's "Presa Press."

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Mark Pawlak is one of the editors of the famed small press "Hanging Loose." Pawlak is a respected poet in his own right. He was included in the "Best American Poetry" anthology.

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This anthology published by an imprint of the "Ibbetson Street Press ( Singing Bone) was praised by the likes of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Howard Zinn.

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The Bagel Bards is a Cambridge, Mass/Somerville, Mass. literary group founded by Doug Holder and Harris Gardner. The first meetings in March 2004 were held in the basement of the "Finagle-A- Bagel" cafe in Harvard Square. It eventually moved to the Au Bon

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These poems were composed at the Au Bon Pain cafe during a hot summer. Dianna Der-Hovanessian, president of the New England Poetry Club wrote: :"A delightful chapbook."

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This collection was praised by the likes of Afaa Michael Weaver, Pushcart Prize winner, and author of "The Plum Flower Dance." ( U Pitt)

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This book was published by the Cervena Barva Press of Somerville. ( Gloria Mindock founder) The book was praised in The Small Press Review, Main Street Rag, and other small literary magazines.

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This book was a pick of the month in the Small Press Review. It was in memory of my father Lawrence J. Holder, who died at the age of 86.

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I interviewed Jack Powers founder of Boston's "Stone Soup Poets" in his home in the North End of Boston.