Lying in the River's Dark Bed: The Confluence of the Deadman and the Mad Angler

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Price
$17.99  $16.73
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Publish Date
Pages
240
Dimensions
5.9 X 8.8 X 0.4 inches | 0.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780814341988

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About the Author

Michael Delp recently retired from the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he was the director of creative writing for many years. He is the author of numerous collections of prose and poetry, with his most recent collection of short stories being As If We Were Prey (Wayne State University Press, 2010). He is also the mentor and advisor to the Front Street Writers Program in Traverse City, which operates under the auspices of the National Writers Series. He lives in Interlochen with his wife, Claudia, and splits his time between there and Reeling Waters, his cabin on the Boardman River.

Reviews

His style of writing reads like a suspenseful movie trailer, that's the easiest way to put it. There's no cliff hangers but you feel his conviction and his fiery persona.

-- "Midwestern Gentleman"

In Delp's capable hands, his characters drift or float in the confluence between myth and dream, where waters
soothe and connect. These connections take place close to home, providing even more compelling reasons to wade
in.

--Glen Young "Petoskey News Review"

John Berryman and Patti Smith had a son, and his name was Mike Delp's poems. This book is a mysterious amplifier with '11' on the dial. Delp's Mad Angler poems want to make you sane; and the Deadman of these poems wants you to live. Read these two sections in a rush, one after another, as I did, and you make your own river in the air around the living room, or campfire. They become a prayer. You can see a god waking very suddenly in the corner, wide-eyed, just the whites of the eyes, having been asleep for years-- looking around, looking around.

--Doug Stanton "New York Times bestselling author"

This is a humorous, provocative collection of persona writing and conversational poetry that may appeal to those who enjoy the surreal.

--Aaron Robertson "Metro Times -- 2016 Summer Reading List"

Expect fun, passionate, provocative prose by one of Northern Michigan's most beloved writers. Perfect cottage porch read.

--Jeff Smith "MyNorth.com"

The layout of this book, with its multiple access points, is fascinating. [. . .] The book's recursive form is meant to mimic that transitional delta space where rivers pour into larger bodies. This formal invention makes Delp's collection completely unique, and kudos to the editors at Wayne State University Press for allowing him such an unconventional layout.

--John Freeman "Michigan Public Radio"