Birth marks: poems

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In Birth Marks, Jim Daniels examines how our origins mark us forever. From Detroit to Pittsburgh, he explores the lives of ordinary people in a world which often seems tilted against them. His tough, unflinching poems recount family myths, urban decay, his own lies, and the struggle for survival in a post-industrial world as the economy crumbles around us. ContentsPoetica No Apologia Arte Kumbaya 41. MegaEverythingBirth Marks 6MegaEverything 7I Dreamt I Wrote a Poem about Jazz 10The Religious Significance of the Superball 13Final/Not Final 17Approaching and Passing an Epiphany 20The Dark Miracle of Insomnia 22Lip Gloss, Belgium 24Hit and Run 26One Word 28On Tears 30Making a Case for the Letter 312. FoundationFoundation 343. One Arm RaisedThe Geography of Detroit 43Company Men 44 Brawl in Front of the House 47One Arm Raised 50Feed Corn 52 Record Accumulation 56Exterior with Quiet 57Taking the Leap 61Church Reform 65Treaty 694. Love Poem with PesticideLove Poem with Pesticide 72My Two Aunts 73The Family Price 76Good Reception 7845 RPMs: Side A/Side B 81 Laying on of Hands 85Recreational Trail 86The Worn Knees and Elbows of My Alcoholic Uncles 88Watching Another Drug Bust 90Boxing Toward the Promised Land 92The Gravity of Math 94Listening to 96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians While Looking Down on the 95 Panther Hollow Bridge from my Third Floor WindowElegy for the Nasty Neighbor 96Souvenir 100Acknowledgments 103About the Author 104