Monday February 12, 2018 7pm
Literary
andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca
(902) 585-1502 English Dept. Acadia
Event in Room: Auditorium
Steven Heighton is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet. He is the author of fifteen books. His most recent book, the poetry collection -The Waking Comes Late, was published in 2016. His fiction and poetry have been translated into ten languages and have been nominated for many awards. He has been a writer in residence for many programs. Heighton is also a fiction reviewer for the New York Times Book Review.
“Steven Heighton's The Waking Comes Late is a journey deepening as we read. He locates the complexities of the personal in a wide range of social issues, while playing masterfully with language, form and tone. His stunning political poems never descend to pedantry or the prosaic. A mature work: smart, moving, inventive, original.”
—Jury Citation, Governor General's Award For Poetry
andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca
(902) 585-1502 English Dept. Acadia
Event in Room: Auditorium
Steven Heighton is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet. He is the author of fifteen books. His most recent book, the poetry collection -The Waking Comes Late, was published in 2016. His fiction and poetry have been translated into ten languages and have been nominated for many awards. He has been a writer in residence for many programs. Heighton is also a fiction reviewer for the New York Times Book Review.
“Steven Heighton's The Waking Comes Late is a journey deepening as we read. He locates the complexities of the personal in a wide range of social issues, while playing masterfully with language, form and tone. His stunning political poems never descend to pedantry or the prosaic. A mature work: smart, moving, inventive, original.”
—Jury Citation, Governor General's Award For Poetry
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Pricing: Free
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