Poetry. In these fourteen poems, Digger, the archetypical Detroit factory worker, returns after several years absence from Daniels's books. Digger is now middle aged and facing the downsizing or workers along with a neighborhood becoming racially mixed, both of which present him with frustrations and opportunities. He confronts both with his usual acerbic wit, even as his optimism is purely American.

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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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