\u003cdiv\u003eWhether Jeffrey McDaniel is denouncing insomnia (\"4,000 A.M.\"), exploring family tragedy (\"Ghost Townhouse\"), or celebrating love and lust (\"The Biology of Numbers\"), his writing is original and provocative. A noted poet, McDaniel has appeared on ABC\u0026#8217;s \u003cI\u003eNightline\u003c/I\u003e and NPR\u0026#8217;s \u003cI\u003eTalk of the Nation\u003c/I\u003e. \"Wild, fierce, irreverent, full of praise and lament, and deeply, intensely human.\" \u0026#151; Thomas Lux\u003c/div\u003e