Forgiveness Parade [Paperback]

Jeffrey McDaniel (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Manic D Press, Inc. (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916397556
• ISBN-13: 978-0916397555
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Re-Speaking His Own language, November 30, 1999

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This review is from: Forgiveness Parade (Paperback)

A master of the quirky metaphor and possessing the guile of a guilty child, McDaniels seems atuned to the zeitgeist of contemporanity in a way that few poets are able to evoke with out falling into sophomoric self-parody (such as Beau Sia and much of the other young NYC scene). But through the odd juxtipositions that McDaniels is able to blessedly, and wickedly, un-find, he creates tremendous psychological arguments in the smallest of lyrics. You may find yourself laughing outloud and then unavoidably realize there's some real darkness underneath this surface texture of humour. I call these poems "un"-poems-- that is they are un-unusual and un-graciously un-refined, like James Tate back when he still knew how to write. But better.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delectable melange of imagery and energy!, February 27, 2003

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Jesse Auchter (Williamsport, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forgiveness Parade (Paperback)

This book is highly charged with vivid imagery and kinetic energy. Mr. McDaniel writes genius poems of a significant caliber. I highly recommend this book!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arresting, Inspiring, January 19, 2003

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EntreEspadayHospital (Static) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forgiveness Parade (Paperback)

The originality of Mc Daniel's imagination is matched only by the generosity of his humor and the breath of his empathy. Again and again this collection impresses upon us a giddy sense of joy, that alternates quickly with a wry take on pain. In his able hands, McDaniel shows us that the world is plastic, and belongs to all of us. His surrealism is so organic, he pulls it off so effortlessly, that we come to understand that the wonder of his poems is merely pointing us towards the greatness of our own untapped potential. Bravo.