Forgiveness Parade

These wonderful new poems by Jeffrey McDaniel are full of images that evoke pain and humor at the same time. Tragic and comic, utterly contemporary yet evoking the sure-handedness of the ancient masters, these poems give fresh, original voice to modern life. Whether he's tackling dysfunctional family memories in "Broken Toy Club" and "The Most Awful Lullaby, " or broken-hearted romance in poems like "Orbited by Kisses" and "Another Long Day in the Office of Dreams, " McDaniel's love of language is everywhere evident.