{"product_id":"punching-out-9780814321911","title":"Punching Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJim Daniels takes readers inside an auto factory to experience the frustrations, the dehumanization, and the small victories found there.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniels' second book of poetry takes readers inside an auto factory with Digger, a young man whose initial reaction of shock and dismay at the difficult working conditions prompts him to find ways to cope with the dehumanization he experiences there. The book is a series of tightly woven poems that play off one another so that the book accumulates tension and energy as it progresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniels treats his characters and their work with respect, giving them a dignity that factory condition deny them. Opting for blunt, straightforward language, Daniels does not try to \"poeticize\" the factory but rather injects the factory into his poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Daniels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e African American Life (Paperback)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.50w x 0.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814321911","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43256102060169,"sku":"9780814321911","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f6424f66-e1f6-4309-852e-8f053bfb1758.jpg?v=1736237208","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/punching-out-9780814321911","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}