Join me on a journey to the unspoiled forests of Upper Michigan...
"A long time ago young men wishing to be tall
scaled the mast of my octopus arms
and scanned the horizon of Lake Superior
for a glimmer of Canada. Usually we were cut down ..."
For many of those who've lived there, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan can seem like a magical place because nature there feels so potent and, at times, full of mystery. After having grown up there, Raymond Luczak can certainly attest to its mythical powers. In “Chlorophyll”, he reimagines Lake Superior and its environs as well as his houseplants as a variety of imaginary and historical characters.
"Ghosts dress in only gray and white.
This is how they camouflage their volcanic selves.
