Bristol Bay: And Other Poems

by Gary Lemons

Bristol Bay is the easternmost part of the Bering Sea and the site of the largest Salmon run in the world. It is also home to some of the highest tides and roughest water on the planet. In winter, ice storms freeze the riggings of fishing boats and the added weight of the ice, if not chipped off and thrown overboard, is sufficient to sink all but the largest of boats. The working conditions are brutal and the Bay itself as unforgiving as it is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597094552
• ISBN13: 9781597094559
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Red Hen Press
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.7"