Overview
"From the Introduction by Jack DriscollMichael Delp's Mad Angler alter ego is equal parts environmental crusader and water shaman, and his hostility toward those ""feral hogs of greed"" isn't so much invective or diatribe as it is an appeal for sanity in a world gone, well, mad. And at the ""heart of the heart"" of these poems is a voice attempting to transpose madness into song, rant into meditation, ""the mist coming off the water,"" and in spite of the ""piss swill of corporate runoff."" And so, the occasion of these persona poems is twofold: First, to confront and speak - and in direct and unavoidable proximity to those ""darker hearts of developers"" - the language of cherishing and its corollary, the spirit and pursuit of preservation. And secondly to foster a respect for, and to defend the ancient and abiding imperative of committed stewardship. I say, cheers for such madness left unchecked and unapologetic, a wildness of heart that celebrates and holds every feeder creek and current, every wetland and backwater and swamp. Edgy, irate, calling out the ""soul traders,"" the Mad Angler's passion for moving water runs deep and in the mysterious, and beautiful and oftentimes haunting images of these poems."
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Delp
Publisher: Mission Point Press
Imprint: Mission Point Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.245kg
ISBN: 9781961302778
ISBN 10: 1961302772
Pages: 58
Publication Date: 25 June 2024
Audience:
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""Michael Delp must be proclaimed the King of moving water. I have long been a fan of both his poetry and prose."" -Jim Harrison ""I don't know any writer working today who has a dee[er appreciation of rivers, or a more profound appreciation of their significance than Michael Delp"" -Jerry Dennis ""In the first of David's Psalms, the righteous man is likened to 'a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season.' Michael Delp is such a man and these poems are the fruit of his lifelong, steadfast, deeply rooted devotion to the holy waters that nourish his wild heart."" -Nick Bozanic, Poet Laureate at the ""Reeling Waters Lodge"""
Author Information
Michael Delp lives and fishes in Northern Michigan. He is the author of several collections of poetry and a collection of short stories from Wayne State University Press. He is the former Director of Creative Writing at Interlochen Arts Academy and is also Co-editor Emeritus of the award-winning Made in Michigan book series from Wayne State University Press.
