U.P. Poet Laureate Marty Achatz with local musicians Linda Smith and Seamus Collins recite poetry and play music about autumnal fun with Bigfoot and other works at the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library in Ishpeming Saturday afternoon. Achatz is currently working on an entire book of Bigfoot poems.“When I started writing these bigfoot poems they started coming so easily to me," Achatz said. "I sort of fell in love with this and fell in love with Bigfoot as a creature, as a person, as a personage and what he could represent. For me, Bigfoot represents all those big harry things in life that we all have to face. Whether it’s loss, death and arguments spiritual questions, depression and things in society that we all struggle with too.”

U.P. Poet Laureate Marty Achatz with local musicians Linda Smith and Seamus Collins recite poetry and play music about autumnal fun with Bigfoot and other works at the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library in Ishpeming Saturday afternoon. Achatz is currently working on an entire book of Bigfoot poems.“When I started writing these Bigfoot poems, they started coming so easily to me,” Achatz said. “I sort of fell in love with this and fell in love with Bigfoot as a creature, as a person, as a personage and what he could represent. For me, Bigfoot represents all those big hairy things in life that we all have to face. Whether it’s loss, death, arguments, spiritual questions, depression and things in society that we all struggle with too.” (Journal photo by Corey Kelly)