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By Aleathia Drehmer, on 23-11-2007 20:32

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“The Sea Never Drowns”
By Jason Heroux 

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     This collection by Jason Heroux arrived in my mailbox and at first sight I knew I was in for a treat.  The cover art is rich and bold with the essence of watercolors in blues and gold.  The book itself is crafted with great quality on sturdy textured paper that feels good to the touch.  David McNamara does not cease to impress me with his continued dedication to clean lines and superb craftsmanship. 

     Jason Heroux takes one on a journey through what could be considered mundane happenings in life if they were not all laden with an array of haunting images.  He artfully animates objects and weather patterns into living, breathing images.  Each poem, no matter how small, finds the sadness of life that hides in the space below the surface most of us see.  The poems themselves are not depressing yet are dark enough to make one think with a far off stare that often accompanies deep sadness. 

     “The clouds over head looked like blank crumpled up suicide notes.”  This line from his poem “Octoberland” sums up the thread of helpless sadness that runs through each of the works. The book is a slow moving melancholy that creeps its way into your very being.  At times, I found my eyes wet with tears, with a heaviness in my chest that made me clutch the book to me.  I have not been so moved by a collection of words in a long time.

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