The Perseids is a book which insists that visual contemplation of the world is an act of the soul. These poems render the rich biological detail of landscape with passion and exactitude and describe the mind's dazzling revelations during moments of shifting perspective and scale. Humiliates our love, enacts a counter- Consolation. The Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry is awarded annually to a previously unpublished collection of poetry.
Selection is made by a distinguished poet.
Karen Holmberg was born and raised in southeastern Connecticut, on the Long Island Sound. She holds an M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of California-Irvine. She currently lives in Columbia, Missouri.