Oomen, Anne-Marie.

The Lake Michigan Mermaid : A Tale in Poems. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (65 pages) - Made in Michigan Writers Series . - Made in Michigan Writers Series .

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Lyk -- Hearing My Name -- Four Rooms -- The Mermaid in the Lake -- Inside the Ice Caves -- Inside the Lake's Heart -- After Supper -- Hearing You Cry -- Will She Show Herself? -- The Girl from Another World -- Sudden -- What I Almost Say -- For Sale Sign -- Sign? -- The Board -- First Words of Another Language -- Skippers -- Full Breath of Joy and Absence -- The Way -- Your Face Reflected in Mine -- The Fall -- Lullaby -- Her Hair -- Lament -- The Room Weeps -- The Mermaid Enters the Girl's Dream -- Contrapuntal: Two Voices of the Lake -- Afterword -- Artist's Statement -- About the Authors -- About the Illustrator.

A modern-day fairy tale told in conversation between a young girl and the mermaid of Lake Michigan.

9780814342213


American poetry-21st century.


Electronic books.

PS617 / .F678 2018

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