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Books by Jim Daniels
  | | Places/Everyone(1st Edition) (Brittingham Prize in Poetry) by Jim Daniels, Gerald Stern Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1985 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-10354-5, ISBN: 0-299-10354-4 " Jim Daniels, in his first book of poems, draws upon his experiences in living and working in his native Detroit to present a start, realistic picture of urban, blue-collar life. Daniels, his brothers, his father, and his grandfather have all worked in the auto industry, and that background seeps into nearly all these poems. The first of the book’s three sections sketches out this background, then moves into a neighborhood full o ..." |
 | | Birth Marks (American Poets Continuum) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2013 by Boa Editions Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-938160-16-5, ISBN: 1-938160-16-9 "A poet of the working-class and city streets, Jim Daniels's fourteenth poetry collection travels from Detroit to Ohio to Pittsburgh, from one post-industrial city to another, across jobs and generations. Daniels focuses on the urban landscape and its effects on its inhabitants as they struggle to establish community on streets hissing with distrust and random violence. Out here, silence scrapes its knuckles in an attempt at prayer. Jim ..." |
 | | Show and Tell(1st Edition) New and Selected Poems (The University of Wisconsin Press Poetry Series) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-18584-8, ISBN: 0-299-18584-2 ""Where I'm at: Factory Education," "Midnight Date," "Work Boots: Still Life," "Soo Locks," "Work Song: Blues for Me, Blues for Jeannie," and "Work Song: Factory Musical," from Punching Out, by Jim Daniels, ® 1990. Reprinted by permission of ..." |
 | | Punching Out(Reprint) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1990 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-2191-1, ISBN: 0-8143-2191-7 "Daniels' second book of poetry takes readers inside an auto factory with Digger, a young man whose initial reaction of shock and dismay at the difficult working conditions prompts him to find ways to cope with the dehumanization he experiences there. The book is a series of tightly woven poems that play off one another so that the book accumulates tension and energy as it progresses. Daniels treats his characters and their work with re ..." |
 | | Having a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry(1st Edition) (Carnegie Mellon Poetry Series) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2011 by Carnegie Mellon ISBN-13: 978-0-88748-531-2, ISBN: 0-88748-531-6 "In this wide-ranging collection, Jim Daniels moves from Detroit to Pittsburgh, from childhood to parenthood, meditating on memory and loss, on what we try to dispose of in our own personal landfills, and what we are confronted with in the present moments of our daily lives. He riffs on popular music in the "Esperanto" poems, trying to capture what is universal about music, apart from language, using the only thing at his disposal--langu ..." |
 | | Rowing Inland (Made in Michigan Writers Series) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2017 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-4218-3, ISBN: 0-8143-4218-3 ""Rowing Inland," Jim Daniels's fifteenth book of poetry is a time machine that takes the reader back to the Metro Detroit of his youth and then accelerates toward the future. With humor and empathy, the author looks at his own family's challenges and those of the surrounding community where the legacy handed down from generation to generation is one of survival. The economic hits that this community has to endure create both an uncertai ..." |
 | | M-80(1st Edition) (Pitt Poetry Series) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1993 by University Of Pittsburgh Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-5497-2, ISBN: 0-8229-5497-4 "Daniels's third book of poems, in which he explores the sharp edges of urban life. His characters struggle for survival against urban violence, racial tension and a crumbling economy. The collection is named after one of the most dangerous fireworks found on city streets." |
 | | Street Calligraphy by Jim Daniels Paperback, 94 Pages, Published 2017 by Steel Toe Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9863575-3-4, ISBN: 0-9863575-3-7 ""In Street Calligraphy, Jim Daniels continues to enchant and transport us across state lines while rooting us in tragic heart lessons and the triumphs of love. These are moving, unflinching poems -- brutal and brave in their pulse to assert that even after a world where "We drew lies with chalk / and the truth with tar. / We lit our hair on fire / to cover the smell," -- there comes a beautiful reassembling of what it means to have peop ..." |
 | | The Middle Ages(1st Edition) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 92 Pages, Published 2018 by Red Mountain Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9985140-2-4, ISBN: 0-9985140-2-0 "Poetry. "As prolific as he is talented, Jim Daniels gets my vote for 'the hardest-working man in poetry.' His poems are honest, straightforward, full of insight, wit, and good will, and grounded firmly in the human and humane. THE MIDDLE AGES finds him back at work in the mines of daily life where, as he has done for years, he extracts, for our enjoyment, nugget after nugget, gem after gem."—Charles Harper Webb "Jim Daniels is a master ..." |
 | | Blessing the House(1st Edition) (Pitt Poetry Series) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 1997 by University Of Pittsburgh Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-5636-5, ISBN: 0-8229-5636-5 "Jim Daniels’ Blessing the House visits the sites of domestic faith - Catholic schools, sex and marriage, childbirth - in an attempt to witness a world worth believing in. In their search for hope, grace, and decency in the small dramas of an individual life, these poems become larger, more overtly political and express a genuine interest in human emotion." |
 | | American Poetry The Next Generation (Carnegie Mellon Poetry Series) by Gerald Costanzo, Jim Daniels Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2000 by Carnegie Mellon ISBN-13: 978-0-88748-343-1, ISBN: 0-88748-343-7 "American Poetry: The Next Generation is an anthology of the following poets, all born since 1960, who have published at least one book with a trade, university, or independent publisher: Rick Agran, Elizabeth Alexander, Sherman Alexie, Rick Alley, Alice Anderson, Daniel Anderson, Talvikki Ansel, Aaron Anstett, Craig Arnold, David Baratier, David Barber, Paul Beatty, Joshua Beckman, Erin Belieu, Molly Bendall, Dina Ben-Lev, Jacqueline Be ..." |
 | | Made in Michigan Writers Rowing Inland by Jim Daniels 136 Pages, Published 2017 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-4219-0, ISBN: 0-8143-4219-1 "MADE IN MICHIGAN WRITERS SERIES General Editors Michael Delp Interlochen Center for the Arts M. L. Liebler Wayne State University Advisory Editors Melba Joyce Boyd Wayne State University Stuart Dybek Western Michigan University Kathleen Glynn Jerry Herron Wayne State University Laura Kasischke University of Michigan Thomas Lynch Frank Rashid Marygrove College Doug Stanton Keith Taylor University of Michigan A complete listing of t ..." |
 | | From Milltown to Malltown by Jim Daniels, Jane Mccafferty, Charlee Brodsky Paperback, 86 Pages, Published 2010 by Marick Press ISBN-13: 978-1-934851-16-6, ISBN: 1-934851-16-7 "Poetry. Photography. "In FROM MILLTOWN TO MALLTOWN, poets Jim Daniels and Jane McCafferty team up with photographer Charlee Brodsky to create work of exponential force in much the same way their subjects: the steel mill era ghosts of Homestead, Pennsylvania, confront the gleaming demons of its mall-ified present. The result is a provocative and haunting portrait of working class America in decline and the scars we bear in the name of pr ..." |
 | | Revolt of the Crash-Test Dummies(7th Edition) Poems by Jim Daniels Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2007 by Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59766-024-2, ISBN: 1-59766-024-8 "2006 Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry "Daniels can turn a poem in unexpected directions, and he has an ear for real American phrasing--nothing pumped up, inflated, 'Poetic' with a capital 'P.' Revolt of the Crash-Test Dummies is the real stuff: honest, very well made, engaging, and loaded with irony and humor."--Christopher Buckley, author of Sleepwalk: California Dreamin' and a Last Dance with the '60s On Places/Everyone "These poems are a ..." |
 | | In Line for the Exterminator Poems (Great Lakes Books Series) by Jim Daniels Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2007 by Wayne State Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3381-5, ISBN: 0-8143-3381-8 "In Line for the Exterminator is the final collection in Jim Daniels's trilogy of books explaining the urban working-class landscape. Daniels, who grew up near the Eight Mile Road boundary between Detroit and suburban Warren, Michigan, walks the razor's edge of the borderline in this collection, examining complex issues of race and class that are a part of daily life there.The title poem, "In Line for the Exterminator," sets the ironic t ..." |
 | | Now Showing(1st Edition) Poems by Jim Daniels Paperback, 36 Pages, Published 2006 by Ahadada Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9781414-1-7, ISBN: 0-9781414-1-5 "And he speaks with that rare urgency that demands we listen." This is affirmed by Carol Muske, who identifies the "melancholy sweetness" running through these poems that identifies him as "a poet born to praise"." |
 | | Lives of Service Stories from Maryknoll by Jim Daniels Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2001 by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-57075-308-4, ISBN: 1-57075-308-3 "Lives of Service takes us on an inspiring journey of faith and discovery. Profiles of Maryknoll missioners today -- priests, Sisters, Brothers, and lay people -- show their efforts to live the Gospel and seek the face of God among the diverse cultures and peoples of the world.Their stories include-- A Maryknoll Brother working in Thailand talks about holding "the body of Christ" as an indigent man dies in his arms.-- A Maryknoll priest ..." |
 | | Blessing the House by Jim Daniels 120 Pages, Published 1997 by University Of Pittsburgh Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-8007-0, ISBN: 0-8229-8007-X "Jim Daniels’ Blessing the House visits the sites of domestic faith - Catholic schools, sex and marriage, childbirth - in an attempt to witness a world worth believing in." |
 | | RESPECT(1st Edition) The Poetry of Detroit Music by Jim Daniels, M. L. Liebler Paperback, 362 Pages, Published 2019 by Michigan State University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61186-336-9, ISBN: 1-61186-336-8 "While there have been countless books written about Detroit, none have captured its incredible musical history like this one. This collection of poems and lyrics covers numerous genres including jazz, blues, doo-wop, Motown, classic rock, punk, hip-hop, and techno. Detroit artists have forged the paths in many of these genres, producing waves of creative energy that continue to reverberate across the country and around the world. While ..." |
 | | Challenges to the Dream(1st Edition) The Best of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards at Carnegie Mellon University by Jim Daniels Paperback, 2,002 Pages, Published 2017 by Carnegie Mellon ISBN-13: 978-0-88748-628-9, ISBN: 0-88748-628-2 "This anthology celebrates the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards at Carnegie Mellon University, a poetry and prose writing contest that, since 1999, has invited Pittsburgh-area high school and college students to write daring, eloquent, and inventive poetry and prose to help explore and break down issues of difference in our lives. This anthology will be of interest to readers engaged in discussions about race, gender, and sexua ..." |
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