An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays

Jim Daniels

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In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, pets, and hoarding, carrying his beloved Detroit with him wherever he goes. A memoir in essays doubling as a rich and textured biography of place, An Ignorance of Trees enriches the terrain of the Midwest with heart, as bruised and beautiful as ever.

Book Details

Publisher: Cornerstone Press
Publish Date: Aug 26th, 2025
Pages: 180
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.41in - 0.47lb
EAN: 9781960329912
Categories: • Memoirs• Writing - Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs)

About the Author

Daniels, Jim: - Jim Daniels is the award-winning writer of over twenty books, including Gun/Shy (2021) and The Luck of the Fall (2023). He is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and his books have won four Michigan Notable Book Awards. A native of Detroit, he lives in Pittsburgh.

Praise for this book

"To an essential catalogue of poems, Jim Daniels adds these essays on life's riddles and mysteries. A more than worthy work in words"

-Thomas Lynch, National Book Award Finalist

"A compelling combination of swagger and vulnerability. . . . alternately hard-edged and lyric. Daniels is probably the most introspective and sensitive tough guy writing today."

-Sue William Silverman, author of How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences

"Plain spoken and honest, grounded and vulnerable."

-Gary Fincke, author of The Darkness Call

"Daniels weaves a tapestry of worlds with beautiful insight, honesty, and grace."

-Lori Jakiela, author of All Skate: True Stories from Middle Life