Description

In 1976, Wayne State University Press published The Third Coast: Contemporary Michigan Poetry, an anthology that offered a sampling of the best poetry written by Michigan writers. A second Third Coast anthology was published in 1988 with many new poets and a wider range of styles. New Poems from the Third Coast continues that tradition with fifty-six writers from across the state sharing their poetic glimpses of trout streams, schoolrooms, and restaurants, as well as portraits of friends, families, lovers, and life in Michigan. Although this collection is only a sampling of the rich literary culture alive in Michigan, New Poems from the Third Coast is a lively, and carefully-crafted collection of poems from a variety of Michigan voices. Michael Delp, Conrad Hilberry, and Josie Kearns have balanced the old and the new and combined them in a strong contribution to contemporary poetry.

Published by Wayne State University Press

Author(s)

Other Books by Michael Delp: The Last Good Water: Prose and Poetry, 1988-2003, Under the Influence of Water: Poems, Essays, and Stories, Over the Graves of Horses, Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems from the Third Coast, The Coast of Nowhere: Meditations on Rivers, Lakes, and Streams,

Other Books by Conrad Hilberry: Luke Karamazov, After-Music, Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems from the Third Coast,

Other Books by Josie Kearns: Life After the Line,

Reviews

"There is a nice balance between the new and the old. A lot of fresh, surprising new voices and such strong new work from many of Michigan's veteran poets. Michigan is clearly the home to some of the best poets in the country."

— Jim Daniels, Carnegie-Mellon University and author of In Line for the Exterminator