Sometimes the best way to learn about a unique region is to listen to the stories told by those who\'ve actually lived there.
A proud Yooper, he lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota..
His work has appeared in Poetry, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere.
Notable Book of the Year for 2021.
His poetry collection once upon a twin: poems (Gallaudet University Press) was a top ten U.
P.
Book Review Raymond Luczak is the author and editor of over 30 books, including U.
P.-centric titles such as Far from Atlantis: Poems (Gallaudet University Press), Chlorophyll: Poems about Michigan\'s Upper Peninsula (Modern History Press), and Compassion, Michigan: The Ironwood Stories (Modern History Press). -- Mack Hassler, U.
P.
I love the resonance that exists and helps to feed our various literatures across time and distance.
Some of the best Yooper writing reaches toward the poetic heights that resonate with danger...
Kilgore Splake ◾
Suzanne Sunshower ◾
Russell Thorburn Yooper Poetry is a very thoughtful and beautifully published book...
Miller ◾
Jane Piirto ◾
Dana Richter◾
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Heideman ◾
John Hilden ◾
Jonathan Johnson ◾
Kathleen Carlton Johnson ◾
Ellen Lord ◾
Raymond Luczak ◾
Gala Malherbe ◾
Beverly Matherne ◾
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Frontiera ◾
Kathleen M.
Harlan Deemer ◾
Chad Faries ◾
Deborah K.
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The poets in this collection have never forgotten what it means to be a Yooper.
The Yooper mindset requires a particular kind of faith in resilience against persistent odds. is indeed a special place, and it isn\'t just thanks to Mother Nature.
What did it mean to be a Yooper then? What about now? Even for those who no longer abide there, the U.
P.
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.
Michigan\'s Upper Peninsula has always been filled with remarkable sensations and indelible stories.
And you see clearly again how the power of memory is so strong that they can still recall incidents decades later.
You meet unforgettable characters who\'ve strayed far off the beaten path.
You learn things that no guidebook would ever tell you.
Sometimes the best way to learn about a unique region is to listen to the stories told by those who\'ve actually lived there
