Memoirs of an Alias

By (author): Jason Heroux

In this debut collection, Jason Heroux describes the atmosphere of a world that is both realistic and bizarre. His simple, clear poems capture the strange and mysterious absurdity of everyday life. The world becomes a place where shadows are kept in jars, where a frightened spoon begs for its life, and a man falls in love with the contents of his briefcase. Paradoxically, it is also a place where everything feels oddly at home, with ‘clear-headed raindrops rushing full speed into this one and only world.’ A poet of keen observation and unusual imagery, Jason Heroux writes spare, haunting poems that exist in the intersection of reality and dreams.

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Jason Heroux

Jason Heroux lives in Kingston, Ontario, with his wife. He is the author of two previous poetry collections, Memoirs of an Alias and Emergency Hallelujah, both published by Mansfield Press, and a novella titled Good Evening, Central Laundromat (Quattro Books). His work has been published widely in journals, both in English and in translation, and in chapbooks in Canada and the U.S.

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In this debut collection, Jason Heroux describes the atmosphere of a world that is both realistic and bizarre. His simple, clear poems capture the strange and mysterious absurdity of everyday life. The world becomes a place where shadows are kept in jars, where a frightened spoon begs for its life, and a man falls in love with the contents of his briefcase. Paradoxically, it is also a place where everything feels oddly at home, with ‘clear-headed raindrops rushing full speed into this one and only world.’ A poet of keen observation and unusual imagery, Jason Heroux writes spare, haunting poems that exist in the intersection of reality and dreams.

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Dimensions:

80 Pages
9in * 6in * 1in
1lb

Published:

October 01, 2004

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Mansfield Press

ISBN:

9781894469180

Book Subjects:

POETRY / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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