Jason Herouxwas the Poet Laureate for the City of Kingston from 2019 to 2022. He is the author of four books of poetry:Memoirs of an Alias(2004);Emergency Hallelujah(2008);Natural Capital(2012) andHard Work Cheering Up Sad Machines(2016). His forthcoming books include a short fiction collectionSurvivors of the Hive(Radiant Press) and two poetry chapbooks:New and Selected Days(Origami Poems Project) andSomething or Other(above/ground press).