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- Show and Tell: New and Selected Poems
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
- Series: The University of Wisconsin Press Poetry Series
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"Jim Daniels is a poet of unique commitment and ability. He makes poetry an act of deep caring and recognition."—Robert Creeley
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- 1. Places/Everyone (1985)
- My Father Worked Late
- pp. 5-6
- Short-order Cook
- p. 9
- May's Poem
- pp. 10-11
- The Good Parts
- p. 12
- Factory Love
- p. 13
- After Work
- p. 14
- 2. Punching Out (1990)
- Where I'm At: Factory Education
- pp. 17-19
- Midnight Date
- pp. 20-21
- Work Song: Factory Musical
- pp. 26-28
- 3. Digger
- Digger Drives to Work
- pp. 31-32
- Digger Goes Hunting
- p. 33
- Digger Goes on Vacation
- pp. 34-36
- Digger Ties One On
- pp. 37-38
- Digger's Territory
- p. 39
- Digger on the Nature Trail
- pp. 40-42
- Digger Laps at the Bowl
- pp. 43-44
- 4. M-80 (1993)
- Crazy Eddie
- pp. 49-50
- Parked Car
- pp. 51-52
- Time, Temperature
- pp. 54-66
- Trouble at the Drive-In
- pp. 70-72
- 5. Niagara Falls (1994)
- Niagara Falls
- pp. 75-96
- 6. Blessing The House (1997)
- Blessing the House
- pp. 99-100
- Birch Bark
- pp. 101-102
- My Mother's See-Through Blouse
- pp. 103-104
- Polish American Night, Tiger Stadium
- pp. 105-106
- Sin Sandwich
- pp. 107-110
- Night Light
- pp. 114-115
- The Sleeper Hold
- pp. 119-124
- 7. Blue Jesus (2000)
- Yellow Jesus
- pp. 127-128
- Green Jesus
- p. 129
- Purple Jesus
- pp. 130-131
- White Jesus
- p. 132
- Shedding the Vestments
- pp. 133-134
- Night Janitor, McMahon Oil
- pp. 135-137
- Bone and Hook
- pp. 139-140
- Evolution: Two Figures with Monkey
- pp. 142-143
- Jet of Water
- p. 144
- 8. Night With Drive-By Shooting Stars (2002)
- Quitting the Card Club
- pp. 149-150
- Helping with My Brother's Résumé
- pp. 152-153
- Beautiful Thing
- p. 154
- Falling Bricks
- p. 155
- Between Periods
- pp. 156-158
- Brown's Farm
- pp. 159-160
- 9. Flag Day in Warren, Michigan: Uncollected and New Poems
- A Real Comedian: The True Genius of Bob Hope
- pp. 163-165
- The Tenured Guy
- pp. 166-168
- Skywriting
- pp. 169-171
- The Beginnings of Compassion
- pp. 172-173
- The Facts of Grief
- pp. 174-175
- The Church of Mr. Pea
- p. 176
- Flag Day in Warren, Michigan
- pp. 179-187
- Sock-Hop Blues
- pp. 188-189
- The Sound of It
- pp. 190-191
- Show and Tell
- p. 192
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9780299185831
Related ISBN(s)
9780299185800
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OCLC
300590179
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Language
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