Raymond Luczak

Yooper Poetry: On Experiencing Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Sometimes the best way to learn about a unique region is to listen to the stories told by those who’ve actually lived there. You learn things that no guidebook would ever tell you. You meet unforgettable characters who’ve strayed far off the beaten path. And you see clearly again how the power of memory is…

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Anthologies, Poetry

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1615997938

pages

168

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Modern History Press

From the left side of the book cover, some yellow oval leaves with brown spots hang closely to us. In the short distance, more such leaves hang against a bold blue sky. All leaves are mottled in a mix of bright sunlight and shadow. On the lower right corner is a large black circle with the title in white (YOOPER POETRY), its subtitle in gray (ON EXPERIENCING MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA), and its editor’s name in white (EDITED BY RAYMOND LUCZAK).

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Sometimes the best way to learn about a unique region is to listen to the stories told by those who’ve actually lived there. You learn things that no guidebook would ever tell you. You meet unforgettable characters who’ve strayed far off the beaten path. And you see clearly again how the power of memory is so strong that they can still recall incidents decades later. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has always been filled with remarkable sensations and indelible stories. With this anthology, the editor Raymond Luczak sought to include poets who not only live in the U.P., but also who used to live there. What did it mean to be a Yooper then? What about now? Even for those who no longer abide there, the U.P. is indeed a special place, and it isn’t just thanks to Mother Nature. The Yooper mindset requires a particular kind of faith in resilience against persistent odds.

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