New Poems from the Third Coast

<p>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.</p>