Biographies & Memoirs, United States 

These poems reflect a wide range of interests in my life and work. In many ways they share a public and private persona; both evocative and in some cases provocative view of life in our time. The early work is lighter and more whimsical in nature while the later work shares a darker view of reality. Some of the poems are meant to be seen on the page as artworks in themselves; others are meant to be read.Some of the references are musical Mozart, Paganini, Berlioz, Joplin; others reflect and project other writers Poe, Melville, and artists like Van Gogh.Music has had a profound impact on my life and my writing reveals this in creative and interesting ways, I hope. Some of the works were written quickly, others revised over a longer period of time. I will always be grateful for the early encouragement of staff at the Newark Library, the editors at Co-Tech & Newscribes for publishing much of this work. Edward Bond, Olympia Dukakis and Leo Buscaglia also encouraged me to keep writing. I must also acknowledge my parents and family who gave me a chance to complete this work.CUSTOMER REVIEWS Number of Reviews: 2 Average Rating: Showing 1-2 Davidson Garrett, Union Member of 3 unions, July 21, 2005, Organized LaborOrganized Labor by Daniel P. Quinn is a wonderful book of poems. His language is very specific and his images powerful. There are poems that evoke old New York and also poems that address recent issues we face today in the world since 9/11. Most of all the poems capture the daily struggle of a man who is coming to terms with who he is by his sensitive observations of past and present influences and by the humor of everyday life.Also recommended: The Complete Poems of Marianne Moore and Poems For the Millenium edited by Jerome RothenbergDavid Messineo (Messineo@concentric.net), Publisher of Sensations magazine. January 25, 2005, Organized Labor rates attention.organized labor: collected poems, January 18, 2005 Reviewer: David Messineo (Glen Ridge, NJ) - See all my - from Amzon