{"product_id":"of-blood-and-rivers-a-book-of-elegies-paperback","title":"Of Blood and Rivers: A Book of Elegies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Delp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Bozanic\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe propulsive power of nature to invite one to navigate the territory of loss.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the poems written out of Michael Delp's experience with grief begins \"At first a koan, \"What to be done?\" then a mantra, finally a prayer said into flowing water, because so many things bleed, each individual kind of pain like a fire coming in unseen from far off, then the searing begins\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs heard in the sample, the eighty-four elegiac poems in this book navigate through and beyond loss, grief, love, and the joy of being present in the moment. Inspired by the movement of river water, these poems metabolize loss in the ways our bodies come to know that some questions have no answers. Taken together as one, this prose poem emerges as a meditation, a prayer where grief balances love and body balances spirit. Loss comes to us all. This book bears forth the wisdom of looking to the stars for solace, the deep quiet of connecting to the natural world, remaining grounded in our own living bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eighty-four elegiac pieces in this book navigate through and beyond loss, grief, love, and the joy of being present in the moment. Inspired by the movement of river water, these poems metabolize loss in the ways our bodies come to know that some questions have no answers. Taken together as one, this prose poem emerges as a meditation, a prayer where grief balances love and body balances spirit. Loss comes to us all. This book bears forth the wisdom of looking to the stars for solace, the deep quiet of connecting to the natural world, remaining grounded in our own living bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Delp is the former director of creative writing at Interlochen Arts Academy, where he received multiple awards from the National Foundation for the Arts for teaching excellence. He is the award-winning author of several works of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, including\u003ci\u003e The Mad Angler: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. He is coeditor emeritus of the Made in Michigan Writers Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857818452275,"sku":"9780814353417","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KPImgZCrBi9780814353417.webp?v=1793570466","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/of-blood-and-rivers-a-book-of-elegies-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}