Mike Delp's essays, poetry and fiction have been published in a wide range of magazines, and he is the author of three books: OVER THE GRAVES OF HORSES (1988), a collection of poems; UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WATER (1992), a collection of essays, poems and short stories; and THE COAST OF NOWHERE: A MEDITATION ON RIVERS, LAKES AND STREAMS (1997).

Of Under the Influence of Water, Rick Bass writes: "Honest, innocent and lusting-by turns abstract and then specific, in the manner of all loves. Delp hears, sees, tastes and writes about another world, one that he sees just at the edge of the trees, just into the shadows. This book was written by a man with a clean heart."

Delp received his B.A. from Alma College, and has also studied at Western Michigan University and Central Michigan University. He has twice been the winner of the Passages North/NEH Poetry Competition, and has won a PEN Syndicated Fiction Award. He is the editor of Contemporary Michigan Poetry: The Third Coast. He is the director of creative writing at the Interlochen Arts Academy http://www.interlochen.org/academy/