Doug Holder

Somerville

Arts Editor at The Somerville Times- Beacon Hill Roll Call

Doug Holder is the founder of the Ibbetson Street Press. He is the arts/editor of The Somerville Times. https://t.co/VG5Q2GolWO

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The Daylong Muse in Ron Padgett’s new book of poems Pink Dust

1 day ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

A H a n d p i c k e d P o e mby Michael Todd SteffenFrom his new book of poems, Pink Dust, in a section with the title “Geezer,” Ron Padgett writes,It’s something of a reliefto fritter away a few hoursdoing not much of anythingother than walking aroundand looking at thingsthat aren’t in any way remarkable,and to knowthat, of the diminishing hoursleft in your life,you are frittering some away,something you can’t rememberever doing before,relaxing into nothing in particular.
Methods of Repair, Micro Poems by Michael Keith

2 days ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

Michael C. KeithMethods of Repair,Micro PoemsScantic BooksMethods of Repair ©Copyright 2025By Michael C. KeithISBN 979-8-9913229-1-1165 pages, softbound,No Price GivenReview by Zvi A. Sesling MichaelC. Keith is an extremely accomplished author. His resume includes more than twodozen books on electronic media, a memoir, a young adult novel andtwenty-nine story collections. And now, Methodsof Repair, Micro Poems.
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene

6 days ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

The Red LettersIn ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters. To my mind, all poetry and art serves as a reminder that every day we wake together beneath the sun is a red-letter day. ––Steven RatinerRed Letter Poem #253Two Poems from As If: Variations on Enrique Anderson-Imbert by Steven CramerHistoryHis travel grant came through, so where should he go? The Roaring 20s? The Enlightenment? The Renaissance? Because he just turned forty, the Middle Ages maybe?
Poet/Translator/Videographer Nidia Hernandez finds a Haven in America.

1 week ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

Nidia Hernandez with Doug HolderBy New England Poetry Club board member Doug HolderI first met Nidia Hernandez at a meeting of the literary group the "Bagel Bards" that was then housed in the basement of the Panera Bread in Porter Square, Cambridge. She had recently arrived from Venezuela--and all ready was in a frenzy of activities for the poetry community. Right off the bat she recorded the poetry of many of our members, and seemed to bring the high holy to our work.
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene

2 weeks ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

The Red LettersIn ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters. To my mind, all poetry and art serves as a reminder that every day we wake together beneath the sun is a red-letter day. ––Steven RatinerDomicile: Kharkiv, UkraineTable and chairs; sofa, ottoman, mattress; wardrobe, bureau, family photos;garish wallpaper, ceiling, four walls ...
Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare At The Hartford Stage

2 weeks ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

Romeo and JulietReview of Romeo and Juliet, a play by William ShakespeareAt The Hartford Stage through May 18, 2025By Andy HoffmanDefinitely worth the trip to see the Hartford Stage production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Directed by the company’s Artistic Director Melia Bensussen, this instance of the classic possesses both the familiar tragedy of “star-crossed” lovers and much unfamiliar, new without devolving into the strange for strangeness’ sake.
Somerville Puppeteer Faye Dupras: An art form that is hardly wooden.

2 weeks ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

Interview with Doug HolderRecently I caught up with Faye Dupras--a puppeteer -- based here --in the Paris of New England. I asked her about her life and work. How has it been for you as an artist moving to and living in Somerville? I moved to the US in 2001 to pursue an MFA in puppetry arts at UConn. I planned to return to Montreal after my studies. However, during this period I met my now husband who is American.
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene

2 weeks ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

The Red LettersIn ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters. To my mind, all poetry and art serves as a reminder that every day we wake together beneath the sun is a red-letter day.
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene

3 weeks ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

The Thirty-Two DirectionsBY CD COLLINSI wake before the innocent fire of dawn, the pulsing tangerine sun above the chicken coop. I take a photograph to send to California, letting her know about the grandeur of this small farm in rural Kentucky where you might assume you know what motivates the movement of the stars and the people as you sit on the front porch and count the ratio of cars to trucks. Always more trucks, some loud without mufflers and no one stopping them.
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene

3 weeks ago | dougholder.blogspot.com | Doug Holder

The Red LettersIn ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters. To my mind, all poetry and art serves as a reminder that every day we wake together beneath the sun is a red-letter day. ––Steven Ratiner Flashback Friday:Red Letter Poem #5Lingua FrancaMy language languishes:it neither scampers nor frisks;it executes no back-flips,no handstands, no moonwalks;it does not somersault; it does not pirouette;it neither pounces like the cobranor springs like the yearling lamb.