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    In Line for the Exterminator: Poems
    In Line for the Exterminator: Poems
    In Line for the Exterminator: Poems
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    In Line for the Exterminator: Poems

    By Jim Daniels

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    A major new collection by one of America’s foremost poets of city life and work, In Line for the Exterminator brings Jim Daniels back to his native Detroit.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWayne State University Press
    Release dateAug 14, 2007
    ISBN9780814335482
    In Line for the Exterminator: Poems
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    Jim Daniels

    Jim Daniels’s recent books include Apology to the Moon, Birth Marks, and Eight Mile High (stories). He is also the writer/producer of a number of short films, including The End of Blessings. Born in Detroit, Daniels is the Thomas Stockham Baker University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

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