August 13th, 2009 - A Passion for Iceland
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I met Bill Holm at the library. His gaze was defiant, quizzical, perfervid. He had a florid complexion, penetrating eyes and a bushy beard.
He was staring out from the flyleaf of The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland, his engaging travelogue published in 2007. I was preparing to go to Iceland; Bill would be my guide.
In this elemental land, sculpted by nature, I didn’t know where to go beyond Reykjavik, the capital, where some two-thirds of Icelanders live. The interior is largely impenetrable.






Jack Mitchell is a poet and writer living in Toronto, author of two novels for young adults and a Canadian epic poem. His work has appeared in Geist, the National Post, and the LRC. He is a graduate of McGill University and of Stanford University.