Daniel McGinn is a grandfather who began writing poems when he was a child. This collection is written in a simple, yet often surreal, style. These works are rooted in the concerns of everyday life: birth and death, marriage and children, work and leisure, sickness and health, hopelessness and redemption and even the weather. He has a quiet voice. These poems are best read in the rain. "I am a long-time admirer of McGinn's work, but this book is a real eye-opener. I have never known him-or anyone else-to take such chances. There are treasures here. And there is absolute nakedness, and the...
Daniel McGinn is a grandfather who began writing poems when he was a child. This collection is written in a simple, yet often surreal, style. These wo...