This is a book that tells the story of homeless men and women in America and the Midwest (Michigan) by using writing and photographs. It's a strong, good story we need to know. DAILY BREAD is a simultaneously heart-breaking and heart-warming elegy to the poignancy and tragedy of the homeless. Burd's moving, lyrical prose poems and Strayer's stark and penetrating companion photos eloquently depict the nuances of pride, suffering, and fellowship of the severely impoverished among us. This book depicts how these individuals survive, not only by wearing their 'good cheer like sorrow' (from "Out"), but also by facing each day as best they can. -Simone Yehuda, Ph.D., author of Thaw and Lifting Water