The Endarkenment

by Jeffrey McDaniel

Overview

The poet employs colloquial diction, references pop and classical culture, and travels at 1000 miles per hour in his fourth collection. For those who think contemporary poetry is about abject confessions, vacation in Provence and opaque ‘academicisms,’ McDaniel is an intro to a new world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780822990673
Publisher:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date:	05/30/2008
Series:	Pitt Poetry Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	88
File size:	286 KB

About the Author

Jeffrey McDaniel is the author of five books of poetry, most recently Chapel of Inadvertent Joy. Other books include The Endarkenment, The Splinter Factory, The Forgiveness Parade, and Alibi School. His poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, he teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in the Hudson Valley.

Table of Contents

Contents Confessions of a Flawed Deity Origins Summer of Stationary Road Trips The Pool Heavy Breather Zoo what I left out of “Summer of Stationary Road Trips” The Quicksand Hourglass Exercising My Demons Zugzwang The Endarkenment Ethel Rosenberg Addressing Her Brother, David Greenglass Matisse/Picasso Painting Exchange, 1907 The Real Dick Cheney The Soul Farmer from The Emotional Warrior Handbook Trent Lott Addressing the Log Cabin Republicans Meditations on the Death Penalty Guidebook to Nowhere Lament for a Shriveling Flesh Plant i send you this leaf don't touch it! Good Compulsively Allergic to the Truth New Word for Tongue Arrivederci Lipstick Impersonal Ad #47 from The Diaries of Cinnamon Holloway Boner Etiquette morning walk, 43 Hours Without Sleep Whitman on the F Watch the Closing Doors Air Empathy Wildlife on the 4 Odysseus on the G St. Theresa of the 6 Blessings from the Shrine Pit Little Sadness Oblivion Chiclets Day 4305 The USS Goodbye Self-Portrait as a Trampoline, or the six-month anniversary of my daughter’s birth Just for the Record The Outburst Self-Portrait as a Stick of Butter, or the four-day anniversary of my daughter’s birth Acknowledgments

Editorial Reviews

"Known for his commanding stage presence as a reader, McDaniel trades hard in his fourth book on his rough-and-tumble persona—a recovering addict from the working class streets—while also showing softer sides. McDaniel's sometimes awkward, if earnest searching might just be what allows him to find moments of great beauty, humor and stillness."
—Publishers Weekly


“McDaniel is known for his talent performing his poems, however his voice doesn’t lose its impact in written form. It may be more powerful because the reader can view the poet’s unique ideas and phrases over and over until their various meanings sink in.”
—Gently Read Literature

"McDaniel zings metaphors across the page like he's the Robin Williams of poetry. This collection in frequently moving and inventive with enough lightheartedness and whimsy to balance the heaviness of the darker moments."
—hipbooksterclub.com

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