The Talking Machine and Other Poems Author:Louis Daniel Brodsky "The Talking Machine" and Other Poems, a volume of fifty-three chronologically arranged pieces composed by Louis Daniel Brodsky, spans the first eight months of 1973, providing startlingly clear glimpses into the author’s personal life, such as on “quiet Sundays . . . spent outside of time” with his wife, friends, and family, as well... more » as his “6 a.m. to 9 p.m. existence” as a young salesman, including sharp details from his frequent business trips to small Midwestern outposts.« less