Jason Guriel Livres

Jason Guriel's second poetry collection presents a captivating blend of wit and charm, showcasing his unique perspective on the mundane. Through a lens that highlights the significance of small moments, he reveals how seemingly insignificant details can hold deeper meaning. His celebration of the ordinary is infused with a playful yet poignant tone, as his carefully crafted lines embody a distinct and unconventional beauty. This work invites readers to appreciate the intricate connections between the trivial and the profound.

Exploring the opulent world of classic films, this collection of poems reflects on 20th-century film icons like Alfred Hitchcock and Rita Hayworth. With a meticulous tone and rich language, it offers a fresh perspective on these legends while examining the intersection of film and literature. This work appeals to both contemporary poetry enthusiasts and classic Hollywood fans, inviting readers to engage with cinematic history through a poetic lens.

A love story about fandom, an ode to music snobs, and a time-tripping work of speculative fiction-in verse.

A defense of the dying art of losing an afternoon--and gaining new appreciation--amidst the bins and shelves of bricks-and-mortar shops. Written during the pandemic, when the world was marooned at home and consigned to scrolling screens, On Browsing's essays chronicle what we've lost through online shopping, streaming, and the relentless digitization of culture. The latest in the Field Notes series, On Browsing is an elegy for physical media, a polemic in defense of perusing the world in person, and a love letter to the dying practice of scanning bookshelves, combing CD bins, and losing yourself in the stacks.

The follow-up to Guriel's NYT New & Noteworthy Forgotten Work is a mashup of Moby-Dick, The Lord of the Rings, Byron, cyberpunk, Swamp Thing, Teen Wolf ... and more. It's 2070. Newfoundland has vanished, Tokyo is a new Venice, and many people have retreated to "bonsai housing": hives that compress matter in a world that's losing ground to rising tides. Enter Kaye, an English literature student searching for the reclusive author of a YA classic--a beloved novel about teenage werewolves sailing to a fabled sea monster's nest. Kaye's quest will intersect with obsessive fan subcultures, corporate conspiracies, flying gondolas, an anthropomorphic stove, and the molecular limits of reality itself. Set in the same world as Jason Guriel's critically acclaimed verse novel Forgotten Work, which the New York Times called "unlikely, audacious, and ingenious," and written in virtuosic rhyming couplets, The Full-Moon Whaling Chronicles cuts between Kaye's quest, chapters from the YA novel, and guerilla works of fanfic in a genetically modified monsterpiece: a visionary verse novel destined to draw its own cult-following.