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A Place to Stand

Poems, 1969-76

Philip Holmes

Imprint: Anvil Press Poetry
Publisher: Carcanet Press
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  • Philip Holmes was born in Lincolnshire in 1945. He took degrees in Engineering at Oxford and Southampton before moving to the USA, where he is Professor of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics at Princeton University. He has published numerous scientific papers and books. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of ... read more
    Awards won by Philip Holmes Winner, 1986 Poetry Book Society (PBS): Recommendation - Autumn (The Green Road) Winner, 1986 Poetry Book Society (PBS): Recommendation - Autumn (The Green Road)
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