In his seventh collection of poetry, poet and former creative writing professor Danny Rendleman finds his inspiration from the words of Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who once said, 'One can't step into the same river twice, since the river never remains the same." But Rendleman takes it one step further.

With an elegant and flowing style, "Stepping Into the River Once" continues an exploration into both the delight and dread that the author discovers after a lifetime living in and enduring America's Midwest. Rendleman offers both serious and humorous lines about a dying friend's comment to...