Under the Influence of Water: Poems, Essays, and Stories (Great Lakes Books) - Softcover

Delp, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081432391X ISBN 13: 9780814323915

Publisher: Wayne State University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Although the theme is fly fishing, this book is really about the more esoteric, spiritual aspects of fishing. Through his poetry, essays, and short fiction, Delp writes about being haunted by fishing, about being taken over, literally, by the desire to fish and spend time alone on trout streams. He describes the experience as "a pause, a deep breath in the crush of living. It seems incredibly simple, yet trout fishing illuminates an inner life, asks the mind and body to give themselves over to another power:'

Under the Influence of Water is about moments-how time goes away on a river. It's about waking up and finding out that what runs in your veins is river water mixed with blood. It's also about trying to find the courage to one day stand in a river and admit your life. Delp says that's what happens when you fly fish . . . you get your life back, if only for a few moments. When you go back
to your other life, the river is still with you. If
it's not, then you haven't really been on a river.

About this title

Book Description:

Under the Influence of Water is about moments-how time goes away on a river.

About the Author:

Michael Delp is the director of creative writing at Interlochen Arts Academy. His work has appeared in national publications such as Playboy, The Flyfisher, and Detroit Magazine.
He is the author of several books including A Memory of Flesh Sticking to Bone, A Dream of the Resurrection, and Over the Graves of Horses.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 081432391X
• ISBN 13: 9780814323915
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Hanka Ladislav R.