Crows In The Jukebox: Poems (harmony Series) [Paperback]

In his wonderful new collection, Crows in the Jukebox, Mike James explores among many topics, his hardscrabble patriarchy, marriage and family relationships, and the clarity and persistence of nature. As in his other work, he often surprises the reader with jarring quips and closures as in Talking with Allen Ginsberg, in a Dream: I can fit you in my shirt pocket, or the remarkable metaphor for the artistic creative process, Swimming in the Rain: when she swims shes always alone/no one who watches is with her. This volume establishes James as a poet of the first rank, one who swims alone.

~Tim Peeler, author of L2: A Poetry Novel