DanielMcGinnisagrandfatherwhobeganwritingpoemswhenhewasachild.Thiscollectioniswritteninasimple,yetoftensurreal,style.Theseworksarerootedintheconcernsofeverydaylife:birthanddeath,marriageandchildren,workandleisure,sicknessandhealth,hopelessnessandredemptionandeventheweather.Hehasaquietvoice.Thesepoemsarebestreadintherain."Iamalong-timeadmirerofMcGinn'swork,butthisbookisarealeye-opener.Ihaveneverknownhim-oranyoneelse-totakesuchchances.Therearetreasureshere.Andthereisabsolutenakedness,andthehealingpoweroflove.Iwouldbeproudtoseemynamesomewhereonthisbook."-JackMcCarthy,AuthorofSayGoodnight,GraceNotes:NewandCorrectedPoems.WhenIfirstmetDanielMcGinn,outsideacoffeehousewhereIwashostinganopenreading,Ilittleimaginedthisshy,unassumingmanwouldturnouttobeoneofthemosttalentedpoetsIwouldevermeet.Ithasbeenwithexcitement,andnosmallbitofjealousy,thatIhavewatchedhistalentgrowandmatureoverthepastfifteenyears.ThisbookshowsjustwhatIhavebeenadmiringallthattime.-G.MurrayThomasauthorof"MyKidneyJustArrived"and"CowsontheFreeway"."ThereisnootherpoetontheplanetlikeDanielMcGinn;hiswritingspeakswithaskinlesshonesty.Itisneveroverdressedandevenitssorrowsarealwaysstrangelycomforting.IhavewaitedadecadeforthisbooktohappenandIenvyanyonewhogetstoexperienceMcGinn'spoetryforthefirsttime.DanielMcGinnisthequietgiantofcontemporaryAmericanpoetryandIguaranteethisbookwillneverleaveyou."-RachelMcKibbens,authorofPinkElephant