The Frozen Harbor

by Michael Hettich

Poetry. Winner of the 2016 David Martinson—Meadowhawk Prize. "Michael Hettich's THE FROZEN HARBOR is a book brimming over with revelations, a rich, evocative collection that is an absolute joy to read. Throughout the book, Hettich takes us on a constant course of discovery, often voyaging off the map into worlds of surprising unpredictability. The result is an engaging, compelling poetry led with imaginative turns and intersections, and reading it we find ourselves awakened once more to the mystery, beauty, and wonder of the world around us."—Robert Hedin

100 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2017

Reviews

[Jorge A Barriere-Mendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm familiar with Mr. Hettich's poetry and have always been impressed with his insights into the simple daily-ness and in how he finds what's important in what otherwise would be common and repetitive. Such is the genius of a man that so many times I heard say: 'The talent is in the genius'. Poems like 'The Point of the Story' in which a man 'leaves his body in bed and slips out' only to conclude at the end that 'time can't think' and that rocks and grass and trees are times' mind. And the poem 'Saturday Morning' where a man listens to caterpillars eat milkweed while he plays guitar to the squirrels. The images are vivid, wonderful. Hettich's poems remind us all that a world exists and that it's our journey to find the path so that the universe will include us in its daily-ness. It's as if Michael Hettich is saying: the world is the individual and we must find, in solitude, its heartbeat.
Jorge A Barriere-Mendez, Author
(Papi's Lover, a crime-drama love story)