In these urbane, emotionally charged poems, international strategist, prizewinning children's author, and human rights advocate Hollis Kurman is fearless in confronting crucial issues of our time. Whether she's examining repercussions of war, migration, and personal history or the joys of art and dance, there are few sociopolitical or cultural spaces that don't intersect and are transformed by Kurman's nimble craft and daring empathy. Her writing crosses borders and invites us to take a fresh and undaunting look at rites of passage, peril and survival, always revealing "the surmise of light under doors." Elegant and visceral in equal measure, this much anticipated debut collection conjures gifts where they are hardest to find.
Contributor Bio
Kurman, Hollis
Hollis Kurman
was born in New York City and educated at the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service (MSFS). In addition to her writing, Kurman has had a distinguished career as a management consultant advising major multinational companies in international growth strategy and innovation. She serves on the Human Rights Watch Global Advisory Council for Women's Rights and the Fulbright Commission NL Board. She is Chairperson of the Ivy Circle, has served on the Board of Trustees of Save the Children Netherlands, and moderates literary and academic events. Her poems have appeared in
Amsterdam Quarterly, Atlanta Review
(International Poetry Competition finalist),
Barrow Street, Intima A Journal of Narrative Medicine, Lilith
,
Ocean State Review, Phoebe, Rattle
, and elsewhere. Kurman's debut children's picture book,
Counting Kindness Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children
(Charlesbridge), is published in ten countries. The book is endorsed by Amnesty International, was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal (UK) 2021 and the DC Library Association Three Stars Book Award, and won a Northern Lights Book Award. The second book in the series,
Counting in Green10 Little Ways to Help Our Big Planet
, launched internationally in 2023, with a third book anticipated in 2026. She lives with her husband in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and can be found online at https //www.holliskurman.com.
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