Outlying Districts

Hollo's witty, cosmopolitan, self-deprecating lyrics inspires trust in his original blend of ironic wit & sentimentality.

Anselm Hollo views all of his work as one unbroken song, and in his new collection of poems, Outlying Districts, the music continues to resonate. His understated and occasionally self-deprecating lyrics ("fill in the blank is bigger than 20 poets") has established Hollo as a credible contemporary voice that is not about to deliver phony nuggets of wisdom. Thus when Hollo writes "that grace still exists," we believe him. A master at blending ironic wit and sentimentality, Hollo's work never loses its bittersweet sense of song.