Michael Delp
Encyclopedia
Michael Delp is an American writer of both prose
and poetry. His most recent book, The Last Good Water: Prose and Poetry, 1988-2003, was published in 2003. Delp is currently an instructor of creative writing at the Interlochen Center for the Arts
in Michigan
. He is known for writing about nature, especially fishing
and water
.
Delp was co-editor (with Conrad Hilberry
and Herbert Scott) of the anthology Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems from the Third Coast (1988).
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
and poetry. His most recent book, The Last Good Water: Prose and Poetry, 1988-2003, was published in 2003. Delp is currently an instructor of creative writing at the Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen Center for the Arts is a privately owned, 1,200 acre arts education institution in Interlochen, Michigan, roughly 15 miles southwest of Traverse City...
in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He is known for writing about nature, especially fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
.
Delp was co-editor (with Conrad Hilberry
Conrad hilberry
Conrad Hilberry is an American poet.Hilberry went to Oberlin College for his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts, and continued his studies with a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was a professor of English at Kalamazoo College from 1962 to 1998.Hilberry is the...
and Herbert Scott) of the anthology Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems from the Third Coast (1988).
Works
- Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems from the Third Coast (1988) - Co-editor with Conrad HilberryConrad hilberryConrad Hilberry is an American poet.Hilberry went to Oberlin College for his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts, and continued his studies with a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was a professor of English at Kalamazoo College from 1962 to 1998.Hilberry is the...
and Herbert Scott - Over the Graves of Horses (1988)
- Under the Influence of Water: Poems, Essays, and Stories (1992)
- The Coast of Nowhere: Meditations on Rivers, Lakes, and Streams (1998)
- New Poems from the Third Coast: Contemporary Michigan Poetry (2001) - Co-editor with Conrad Hilberry and Josie Kearns
- The Last Good Water: Prose and Poetry, 1988-2003 (2003)
- As If We Were Prey (2010)