The Coast of Nowhere: Meditations on Rivers, Lakes, and Streams [SIGNED COPY]

Delp, Michael

ISBN 10: 0814327117 / ISBN 13: 9780814327111

Published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1997

About this Item

SIGNED by the author on the title page. Delp is a Michigan author. Edges of covers slightly curled (this may correct with proper storage). One passage on page 25 has an ink bracket around it on the inside margin. No spine creasing or significant cover wear. ; Great Lakes Books Series Series; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 116 pages; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 18646

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Coast of Nowhere: Meditations on Rivers, Lakes, and Streams [SIGNED COPY]
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press, Detroit
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814327117
• ISBN 13: 9780814327111
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

In The Coast of Nowhere, Michael Delp explores the way rivers, lakes, and streams seep into our daily lives and into our consciousness. The organization of the text, a collection of short prose meditations and poetry, embraces the motion and rhythm of moving water. Through his poetry and prose, Delp demonstrates the way one can literally build an inner landscape out of the places of water one frequents. Having grown up on water and embraced it as a part of his being, he writes passionately about existing rivers, lakes, and streams in Michigan, and uses powerful metaphors to keep these places thriving in the imagination. The collection concludes with "What My Father Told Me", a powerful prose piece in which Delp reflects on the wisdom his father shared with him about the magic of water and of life during their fishing outings. Like Delp's other works, The Coast of Nowhere reveals the author's love for water and nature and captures the essence of northern Michigan's culture.

About the Author

Michael Delp is the director of creative writing at the Interlochen Arts Academy. He is the author of Under the Influence of Water (1992) and Over the Graves of Horses (1988), both published by Wayne State University Press. His poetry and prose have appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, as well as in a handful of chapbooks.