River Names

Résumé du livre

Michael J. Downing is drawn to nature. "I love being outside," Downing says. "Hiking, camping, kayaking, fishing, biking¿growing peppers and tomatoes¿cutting the grass. Doesn't matter, as long as I'm outside. In 1995, I bought a canoe and paddled down the Allegheny River at least a dozen times over the course of several years. Many of these poems reflect those experiences on those waterways." Pennsylvania's natural beauty serves-over and over again-as the primary focus of this poet's inspiration, his intimate reflections, his deep yearning for clarity and peace. Titles like "Shooting the Rapids" and "Renewal" pull the reader seamlessly into specific expressions of the natural world while traveling with the heart throughout this collection. He writes, "I hope these poems conjure elemental spirits and make you feel alive."