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M-80
M-80
by Jim Daniels
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993 eISBN: 978-0-8229-9141-0 | Paper: 978-0-8229-5497-2 Library of Congress Classification PS3554.A5635M15 1993 Dewey Decimal Classification 811.54
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In M-80, his third book of poems, Jim Daniels explores the sharp edges of urban life. His characters struggle for survival in the face of rising urban violence, racial tension, and a crumbling economy. The collection is named for one of the most dangerous fireworks found on city streets – an apt metaphor for an urban world where the fuse is always lit.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Jim Daniels has published four books of poetry, as well as six chapbooks. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and has been awarded a Pushcart Prize. A native of Detroit, Daniels is currently a professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University, where he directs the creative writing program.
REVIEWS
“Jim Daniels gives voice to the voiceless. . . . He makes articulate the feelings of inarticulate people.” --New York Times Book Review
"Idealistic and original, this poetry turns the self inside out, like a glove, and refits it to the world's hand. Personal becomes Universal. Casual diction, non-metrical and intellectual unconventionality, and patient introspection þ the careful combing of the past þ draw us inevitably closer to the ever-present but elusive mystery of 'the possible world.'" --Michigan Quarterly Review
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
1.
Wild Country
Wild Country
M-80
Crazy Eddie
Universal City
Fire
In Black Gloves
Raw October
Passing
Orange Driver
Parked Car
Detroit Hymns, Christmas Eve
Anthem
2.
Time, Temperature
Time, Temperature
3.
Digger's Territory
Digger, the Birthday Boy
Digger Ties One On
Digger's Melted Ice
Digger, Deep Snow
Digger's Trip
Digger Plays Hardball
Digger, Power, Speed
Digger Goes to Church
Digger Pays Off the Mortgage
Digger Takes His Dog for a Walk
Digger's Territory
4.
Trouble at the Drive-In
On the Other End
Joy Ride
Posing
Broke
1977
Still Lives: Benitau Street
Still Lives: Sweat
One of Those Things
Trouble at the Drive-In
How Much Light
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