{"product_id":"the-human-engine-at-dawn","title":"The Human Engine at Dawn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ghost behind these haunted and haunting poems is the bittersweet and stunningly detailed memory of the poet's formative years in blue-collar Detroit, echoed sometimes in his present home of Pittsburgh. The latter (much less the former) isn't Paris, he admits, but then, \"Fuck Paris.\" With T\u003ci\u003ehe Human Engine at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, Jim Daniels remains among this country's most gifted and engaging poets.\u003cbr\u003e\n—William Trowbridge, author of \u003ci\u003eCall Me Fool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJim Daniels. Singer of the broken city. Ishmael of lost families and foundered dreams. Virgil of what he calls \"our poorly wired world.\" These poems are deep dives into Daniels' past, and a past Detroit. The portraits of his mother and father are unforgettable, both for their blunt, unsentimental honesty and their tenderness. Again and again Daniels manages to unearth bright shards of beauty in the bleak alleyways and poverty-haunted streets of the city. And there's an ode here to his father's bowling ball that will knock you down, that will roll you right back to the smoky, beer-soaked heart of the last century. \u003ci\u003eThe Human Engine at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, in its dark and lyrical urgency, reminds me of why I came to poetry in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\n—George Bilgere, author of \u003ci\u003eCentral Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Jim Daniels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54845596139900,"sku":"9781950066148","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781950066148.jpg?v=1740748160","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-human-engine-at-dawn","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}