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A poetry collection of laments and celebrations that reflect on our struggle to believe in the future of a world that continues to disappoint us.
About the author
STEVEN HEIGHTON (1961-2022)¿s most recent books were the novel
The Nightingale Won¿t Let You Sleep (Hamish Hamilton, 2017), the Governor General¿s Literary Award¿winning poetry collection
The Waking Comes Late (House of Anansi Press, 2016), and the memoir
Reaching Mithymna (Biblioasis, 2020), which was a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers¿ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. He was also the author of the novel
Afterlands, which was published in six countries, was a
New York Times Book Review Editor¿s Choice, and was a ¿best of year¿ selection from ten publications in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. The novel was optioned for film by Pall Grimsson. His other poetry collections include
The Ecstasy of Skeptics and
The Address Book. His fiction and poetry have been translated into ten languages, have appeared in the
London Review of Books, Tin House, Poetry, Brick, the
Independent, the
Literary Review, and The Walrus Magazine, among others; have been internationally anthologized in
Best English Stories, Best American Poetry, The Minerva Book of Stories, and
Best American Mystery Stories; and have won the Governor General¿s Literary Award for Poetry, the Gerald Lampert Award, the K. M. Hunter Award, the P. K. Page Founders¿ Award, the Petra Kenney Prize, the Air Canada Award, and four gold National Magazine Awards. In addition, Heighton was a finalist for the Governor General¿s Literary Award, the Trillium Book Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Journey Prize, the Moth Prize, and Britain¿s W. H. Smith Award. Heighton was also a fiction reviewer for the
New York Times Book Review. He lived in Kingston, Ontario. In 2021, Wolfe Island Records released an album of his songs,
The Devil¿s Share. To listen, visit www.wolfeislandrecords.com/stevenheighton.
Summary
A poetry collection of laments and celebrations that reflect on our struggle to believe in the future of a world that continues to disappoint us.
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“Heighton is an experienced adventurer in literary form . . . a sense of boldness and risk-taking infuses [his work]” The New York Times
