John Doelman's “Quetico Connection” brings the personal experience of a lifetime of wilderness canoe tripping to you through introspective poetry and connecting photography. Beauty and perfection abound in the symmetry of pristine wilderness. Quetico Connection uses that catalyst in discovering that relationship that innately lives within all of nature. It is a threaded collection of intimate, yet simple, poems and photos which began on a two week solo canoe trip into the million plus acres that is Quetico Provincial Park.
If you have been there, or to any Canadian Shield protected areas, you will be able to personally relate to most of the poems/photos. If you haven't, you will either want to go or will look for ways to create the same experience in your own life. In either case, it will be an evocative piece for everyone who picks it up.
Doelman's poetry is deeply personal and evocative. John carries you with him, whether at that moment of inspiration, or the slowing down moments of twilight. To John, moments of life are snapshots of so much more. Doelman is a master of sharing that detail. Doelman, now a New Hampshire resident, has read his poetry in numerous slams, readings and campaign events in Florida.
The reading/presentation here will blend vivid photography, stills and videos, with a little history of place, and a compelling narrative interspersed with poetry from the book and a few that promise a next edition.