Prose and Poetry, 1988–2003
Michael Delp
flows through various forms of prose, and poetry to explore the importance
and spirituality of freshwater. Michael Delp conjures with his writing the
intense pull of nature on Michiganders and he allows the reader to discover
—or rediscover—the marvels of life and sport amidst the Great Lakes.
This collection of new work, along with some of Delp's important earlier
work, will inspire anyone with a fondness for water, fishing, and Michigan's great outdoors.
Delp's writing is richly nuanced and sharply imaged with an authenticity that comes only from someone native to such experiences. His engaging portraits of Michigan, its freshwater landscapes, and their many invocations can function as metaphor for larger philosophical and ecological issues, but the first aim of The Last Good Water is to draw readers back to nature and allow them to relish its splendor.
— Jim Harrison
"No writer is more at one with the river than Michael Delp. It is as if he emerges from mud and rock, the very soul of moving water, to speak its words, to sing its songs. He is a true mystic, a celebrant of life on this earth, and The Last Good Water is his testimony."
—Judith Minty
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$21.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-3171-8
144 pages
2003
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