Jason Heroux Explained

Jason Heroux (born 1971)[1] is a Canadian poet. He is the third poet laureate of the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, a position to which he was appointed in 2018.[2] He is the author of four books of poetry and three novels;[3] his works have been translated into French, Italian, and Arabic.[4] He was born in Montreal, and has lived in Kingston since 1990.[5] He has described his writing as "the surrealism of the everyday",[6] a characterization elaborated on by Christopher Doda, who writes that Heroux's poems "contain a keen sense of the uncanny, the moment where the commonplace becomes unsettling, when one's comfortable surroundings become a landscape of disquietude."[7] Poems of his were selected for Best Canadian Poetry in English in 2008, 2011, and 2016.[8] His first poetry collection, Memoirs of an Alias, was called "an amazing debut" by a reviewer in Books in Canada;[9] his 2012 collection Natural Capital was described as "a helluva good read" by a review in Arc Poetry Magazine, which concluded, "I'd give it several major prizes all at once."[10] Heroux's novel Good Evening, Central Laundromat was shortlisted for the 2011 ReLit Awards,[11] and his poetry collection Natural Capital was shortlisted for the 2013 ReLit Awards.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Good Evening, Central Laundromat . worldcat.org . 861276340 . 16 May 2022.
  2. Web site: City of Kingston Announces Jason Heroux as New Poet Laureate . kingstonherald.com . 30 November 2018 . 16 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Poet Laureate . cityofkingston.ca . 16 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Jason Heroux . poetrylondon.ca . 16 May 2022.
  5. Web site: City of Kingston Announces Jason Heroux as New Poet Laureate . kingstonherald.com . 30 November 2018 . 16 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Surrealism of the Everyday . thewhig.com . 13 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Week 41: Jason Heroux Presented by Christopher Doda . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112082603/http://www.brickbooks.ca/week-41-jason-heroux-presented-by-christopher-doda/ . 12 January 2016 . 15 August 2022.
  8. Web site: City of Kingston Announces Jason Heroux as New Poet Laureate . kingstonherald.com . 30 November 2018 . 16 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Eyes Wide Open . booksincanada.com . 13 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Boiling Joy: Jason Heroux's Natural Capital . arcpoetry.ca . 13 August 2022.
  11. Web site: 2011 ReLit Shortlists Announced . qillandquire.com . 26 August 2011 . 13 August 2022.
  12. Web site: ReLit Awards Announces 2013 Shortlists . quillandquire.com . 25 November 2013 . 13 August 2022.

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