A poet's memoir of taking an unplanned trip to the Bahamas and meeting a fishing guide who changed his life: "A splendid book."—Jim Harrison in The New York Times Book ReviewChris Dombrowski, a poet and passionate fly-fisher, had a second child on the way and an income hovering perilously close to zero when he received a miraculous email: can't go, it's all paid for, just book a flight to Miami.Thus began a journey that would eventually le...

"We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us." —from The River You Touch When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as "a classic" (Jim Harrison) and its author compared with John McPhee. Dombrowski begins the highly anticipated All...

Searing new poems from a vital American voice.Ragged Anthem displays the same inimitable voice and unflinching gaze that made Chris Dombrowski a Poetry Foundation bestseller and silver medal winner of Foreword Reviews' Book of the Year Award in poetry. His work has been celebrated by renowned writers such as Jim Harrison and Alicia Ostriker, who have called his books (respectively) "extraordinarily powerful and graceful" and "one of the most beaut...

“We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us.”When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as “a classic” (Jim Harrison) and its author compared with John McPhee. Dombrowski begins the highly anticipa...

A beautiful and meditative collection of poetry rooted in a wonder and deep knowledge of the natural world.New from renowned Michigan-born poet Chris Dombrowski, By Cold Water is a well-crafted and confident collection of poems that journeys into a complex natural world that is both beautiful and threatened. In a measured and contemplative voice, these poems engage in an earthy and eloquent exploration of the landscape—including the lakes, rivers, moonligh...

Stirring meditations on living with a strong connection to the environment, both physical and psychological.The second full-length collection from award-winning poet Chris Dombrowski, Earth Again transports readers to an imaginative world where identity is explored and expanded. With a mixture of long poems and shorter pieces, Dombrowski probes birth, death, sex, memory, and our blessed but treacherous engagement with the natural world. While he writes fro...

Chris Dombrowski was playing a numbers game: two passions—poetry and fly-fishing; two children, one of them in utero; and an income hovering perilously close to zero. Enter, at this particularly challenging moment, a miraculous email: can’t go, it’s all paid for, just book a flight to Miami.Thus began a journey that would lead to the Bahamas and to David Pinder, a legendary bonefishing guide. Bonefish are prized for their elusiveness and their tenacity. And no one was bett...

Unsere Städte wurden Höllen.Sie kamen über Nacht. Ihr Hunger war unstillbar. Sie fielen wie Heuschreckenschwärme über die Lebenden her. Zerrissen sie, fraßen, machten aus ihnen etwas Entsetzliches. In den Straßen herrscht verwestes Fleisch. Zwischen zerschossenen Häusern und Bombenkratern gibt es kaum noch sichere Verstecke. In Deutschland ist der Tod zu einer seltenen Gnade geworden. Hohe Stahlbetonwände sichern die Grenzen. Jagdflieger und Kampfhubschrauber dröhne...

Die Wellen peitschen gegen die Fähre, als fünf Passagiere an einem stürmischen Oktobertag die Insel Neuwerk in der Nordsee erreichen. Für vier von ihnen ist es die Rückkehr an einen Ort, der dunkle Erinnerungen wachruft. An einen Sommer vor dreißig Jahren, in dem zwei Teenager spurlos aus dem Schullandheim verschwanden. Auch damals waren die vier auf Neuwerk - und eine Frage hat sie seither nie mehr losgelassen: Was geschah in jenem verhängnisvollen Sommer wirklich? Als ein Orkan aufzieht ...