The Animals Beyond Us (American Poetry Series) - Softcover

Hettich, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898232570 ISBN 13: 9780898232578

Publisher: New Rivers Press, 2011

Synopsis

My father dives in and swims off across the bay,
tries to swim all the way to the other side,
swims past slag islands of mucky-drift and mangrove
crowded with birds that don't notice him.
If he makes it to the other shore he will walk home,
barefoot and dripping . . .

Using natural imagery and the disjunctive ease of jazz, Michael Hettich imagines a way through isolation, longing, and the haunting unexplained loss of his father.

Michael Hettich has published six books of poetry, including the prize-winning Flock and Shadow: New and Selected Poems (New Rivers Press, 2005), Swimmer Dreams (Turning Point, 2004), Behind our Memories (Adastra, 2004), and The Point of Touching (John Le Bow, 2003). Hettich teaches English and creative writing at Miami Dade College.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Hettich received a Ph.D in literature from the University of Miami, an MA in creative writing/poetry from the University of Denver, and a BA in English from Hobart College.

He has published widely in journals and anthologies and has published six books of poetry, including Like Happines (Anhinga 2010); Flock and Shadow: New and Selected Poems (New Rivers Press, 2005); Swimmer Dreams (Turning Point, 2004); and A Small Boat (University Press of Florida 1990). He has also published six chapbooks, including Many Loves (Yellow Jacket Press 2007); Behind our Memories (Adastra 2004); and The Point of Touching (John Le Bow, 2003).

Michael Hettich teaches English and Creative Writing at Miami Dade College

About this edition

• Publisher: New Rivers Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0898232570
• ISBN 13: 9780898232578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 59