leigh_reidelberger's review against another edition
3.0
3.5, maybe 3.75 stars.
There is no denying Jeffrey McDaniel's ability as a poet. He puts everything out there and I appreciate that. Like other reviews have said, he has a way with metaphors, that despite how strange may sound, they make so much sense you wonder why you've never thought if saying it that way before.
I gave this collection less than 4 stars, which is not to say I didn't like it, it just didn't hit me like other works have. I'm happy to have this book as a stepping stone into McDaniel's work.
There is no denying Jeffrey McDaniel's ability as a poet. He puts everything out there and I appreciate that. Like other reviews have said, he has a way with metaphors, that despite how strange may sound, they make so much sense you wonder why you've never thought if saying it that way before.
I gave this collection less than 4 stars, which is not to say I didn't like it, it just didn't hit me like other works have. I'm happy to have this book as a stepping stone into McDaniel's work.
seapeanut's review against another edition
The Endarkenment (Pitt Poetry Series) by Jeffrey McDaniel (2008)
ominousevent's review against another edition
3.0
After reading a few of McDaniel's poems online, I was keen to find and read an actual collection of his. Unfortunately, apart from one poem I already knew I liked ("Air Empathy") and a couple of other standouts ("Oblivion Chicklets", "Day 4305") The Endarkenment was reasonably good but didn't wow me.
andreaj's review
5.0
If I ever want to be reminded about what modern poetry could and should be, I just read The Endarkenment. Raw, honest, gritty, but polished, rhythmic, and crafted at the same time. I am not sure why poets aren't rock stars, this is better and more relevant than anything out there.
verycarefully's review
3.0
After reading a few of McDaniel's poems online, I was keen to find and read an actual collection of his. Unfortunately, apart from one poem I already knew I liked ("Air Empathy") and a couple of other standouts ("Oblivion Chicklets", "Day 4305") The Endarkenment was reasonably good but didn't wow me.
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