Punching Out [Paperback]

Jim Daniels (Author)

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24 Baskets
4th Of July In The Factory
After Work
Back To The Basics
Big Shit
Bush's Story
But
Butch, The Union Man
Called Back
Christmas In The Factory
Costs
Cowboy Gets Fired
Dishing It Out
Elephant House
Exchange
Exits
Factory Cool
Factory Rat
Factory Stud
The Foreman's Booth
Fun On The Line
Glove/hand
Graffiti
Hard Rock
Heat Doctor
Heaven Enough
In Line
In The Midnight Zone
Industrial Infection
It Ain't Much But It's A
Little Factory
Midnight Date
Midnight Ramble
Muscles
No Gloves
Not Working
Odie's Last Day
Odie's Story
Old Green
Paul Pakowski Was Here
Photo Opportunity
Pieces
The Plant Nurse's Story
Proposal
Putting It In Neutral
Quality/control
Replacing Dave The Sweeper
Revelations
Santino
Shift Change
Signing
Small Catch
Soo Locks
Stacking
Suggestion Program Submission Form
Sweeping Stoned
Timers
Where I'm At: Factory Education
Work Boots: Still Life
Work Song: Blues For Me, Blues For Jeannie
Work Song: Bucket
Work Song: Factory Musical
Work Song: Junior Edwards' Story
Antiglare Monitor
The Big Rhino
Black Gold
Conference 9am
Floating The Dollar
Letter From Hong Kong
The Music Of Metal And String Instruments Cannot Match...
Shore Days
Tracks
Varuna In The Tube
Windows On The World
Zackery Remembers Old Greenville
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Paperback: 93 pages
• Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr (T) (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814321917
• ISBN-13: 978-0814321911
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,284,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Poems for those who don't like poetry, April 19, 2002

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Jeff C. Vande Zande (Bay City, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Punching Out (Paperback)

I teach developmental writing in a community college. I use the poems in this book to introduce my students to working-class poetry. Many have said, "Now this poetry I can understand." Poems like "Factory Education" and "Timers" and "Santino" really hit home with my students. They have experienced the same kinds of feelings while at work. The poems in this book are the kinds of poems that can open doors for students. Most poetry is too abstract for students -- especially students from working-class backgrounds. But students can see themselves and people they know in Daniel's work. After reading Daniel's work, most of my students are at least curious about poetry. I think that is important. If you can, find a way to use this book in a class.