Human Mechanics

About the Book

Human Mechanics takes a special look at the small moments in life that carry the most emotional meaning, and combines them with earthy, solid language grounded in everyday reality. These poems range the gamut from love unreturned and the power images and metaphor embody to the common problems of balancing a check book or being late for work. These are real poems for everyday people who want to hold a mirror up to life and see it in a slightly different way.

About the Author

Richard Jurek received his BA and MA in English from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He lives with his wife and two children in Dyer, Indiana. He is the co-author of the critically acclaimed "Marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Program" (MIT Press, 2014).