Poetry. A long poem of 700 lines where three stories—growing up Catholic in the industrial North, a honeymoon to Niagara Falls and a pilgrimage to Assissi, Italy—are interwoven in a master work of fractured narration. The language is relaxed and upbeat where metaphysical concerns meet, head on, Pop culture.

Author City: PITTSBURGH, PA USA

Jim Daniels has published many books of poetry and short fiction, including, most recently, Trigger Man (Michigan State University Press, 2011) and Having a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2011). He has also written three independent films. This new collection of poems is his first extended exploration of the ghazal form. ALL OF THE ABOVE is his fourth poetry collection with Adastra since 1989. A native of Detroit, Daniels lives in Pittsburgh near the boyhood homes of Dan Marino and Andy Warhol and teaches at Carnegie Mellon University.

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