{"product_id":"special-powers-and-abilities-raymond-mcdaniel-9781566893152","title":"Special Powers and Abilities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"McDaniel's language trains every particle of your attention on the surface and what stirs beneath.\"--C.D. Wright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the comic series \u003ci\u003eThe Legion of Super-Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, Raymond McDaniel's poems morph superheroes into religious and mythological narratives. Using a range of traditional forms--versets, kennings, and sonnets--his poems consider the history of how we look at the future and take on an almost Talmudic complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond McDaniel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSaltwater Empire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMurder (a violet)\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Poetry Series selection. Born in Florida, McDaniel now lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, teaches at the University of Michigan, and writes for \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Critic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond McDaniel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566893151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566893152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2012","brand":"Raymond McDaniel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078430355711,"sku":"9781566893152","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36b3032e-b0b1-4616-8f1a-ed9e101a6e9f.jpg?v=1685475467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/special-powers-and-abilities-raymond-mcdaniel-9781566893152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}