{"product_id":"trash-truck-7-ed-mcmanis-9798899902314","title":"Trash Truck 7: 38 A.M. (And Other Love Poems)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly a poet of \u003cstrong\u003eEd McManis'\u003c\/strong\u003es sly ken would have the wicked good humor to favor us with a book of love poems titled, T\u003cem\u003erash Truck 7:38 AM. \u003c\/em\u003eTender, wry, potently infused with signs and signifiers that bespeak his Catholic youth and marriage, McManis's slim round-up d'amour, journeying cross the range and ways of love, travels far and tellingly into our varied hearts. Saturated in his struggle with sanctity and the comfort his wife finds in angels, this collection of poems, aching in their honesty, offers not Nerudan professions of romantic love, but the truth of love amidst fear and foible, faith and struggle, rectitude and transgression. The Trash Truck poems, gracefully crafted, sound a music of love that carries wordless between couples, and within family, through the strain of daily life-ineffable, magnificent, human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Marc Zegans\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eLyon Street, The Snow Dead, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSwizzle Felt's First Folio from the Typewriter Underground\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his collection\u003cem\u003e, Trash Truck 7:38 A.M. (And Other Love Poems)\u003c\/em\u003e, McManis navigates the intricate challenges of everyday life. His tender portrayal of marriage captures the profound complexity of connection, depicting a 40-year journey of spiritual and emotional growth. The poems resonate with self-reflection and the rhythm of daily living, showcasing the transformative power of love. McManis's vivid imagery highlights the beauty and depth of his relationship, offering a heartfelt guide to the specialness that can be found in a shared life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Gloria Mindock\u003c\/strong\u003e, editor of Červená Barva Press, award-winning author of\u003cem\u003e Grief Touched the Sky at Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tight-knit, heartfelt, rigorously honest collection of poems about a long marriage dwells in the sweet spot between intimacy and the distance it sometimes requires. Forbearance, irony, humor, and deep, knowing affection partially bridge the gap. The poems, with their playful, lacerating romps in both the animal kingdom and the Old and New Testament, deepen with each reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Linda Lancione\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed McManis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798899902314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Finishing Line Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.10d","brand":"Ed McManis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440613535999,"sku":"9798899902314","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c7afc08-3a16-474c-b040-bf6be481e682.jpg?v=1777183621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trash-truck-7-ed-mcmanis-9798899902314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}