The Last Good Water: Prose and Poetry, 1988-2003 (Great Lakes Books) [Paperback]

Michael Delp (Author)

Book Description

Series: Great Lakes Books | Publication Date: December 2003

In his latest collection of poetry and prose, Michael Delp takes the reader back to nature and details his spiritual awakening within the freshwater of Michigan.

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From the Publisher

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. This collection is an important addition to the library of the creative, the ecocritical, and above all, the outdoorsmen and women of the Midwest.

About the Author

Michael Delp is an instructor of creative writing at Interlochen Center for the Arts and author of The Coast of Nowhere: Meditations on Rivers, Lakes, and Streams (Wayne State University Press, 1998), Under the Influence of Water: Poems, Essays, and Stories (Wayne State University Press, 1992), and Over the Graves of Horses (Wayne State University Press, 1988).

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814331718
• ISBN-13: 978-0814331712
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,195,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stupedorific, January 9, 2004

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Bram F. Johnson "Atomic Bram" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last Good Water: Prose and Poetry, 1988-2003 (Great Lakes Books) (Paperback)

The old delpster never fails to come through. While all of his books are swell, he shows the ever increasing focus and honing culmanating in each new publication. He is a poetic force to be reckoned with, from Over The Graves Of Horses right through the present. Heck, even his unpublished works like the deadman poems beat most modern writers. His works are full of compelling images and sincere emotions. If you're looking for top-notch/non-pretentious/utterly beautiful poems and insightful/intelligent prose and essays, then grab The Last Good Water, and his other three books while you're at it. Go on, do it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stupendorific, February 1, 2004

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Bram F. Johnson "Atomic Bram" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last Good Water: Prose and Poetry, 1988-2003 (Great Lakes Books) (Paperback)

Oh dear,
I meant to say that Delp's book was indeed Stupendorific, but I unfortunatly wrote stupedorific which doesn't begin to cover the stupendorifancy of Delp's book. So allow me to make the correction to this unfortunate understatment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, June 23, 2004

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"girlnamedani" (ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Good Water: Prose and Poetry, 1988-2003 (Great Lakes Books) (Paperback)

I'm always amazed when I read Delp's work because of the way he makes seemingly uninteresting topics move, the way he makes me completely jealous and the way he reminds me of why I love words.