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Launching new editions of two of Jones's most influential works - his sole poetry collection, The Brave Never Write Poetry, and his posthumously published novel, 1978 - the evening will feature readings from die-hard Jones fans among the Canadian literary community - Ken Babstock, Jeffrey Canton, Kevin Connolly, Lynn Crosbie, Nathaniel G. Moore, Damian Rogers and Liz Worth - and will be followed by music from Jones's era - Toronto and Hamilton punk from the late 70s and early 80s spun by Mark Pesci .
As Amy Lavender Harris said in her book, Imagining Toronto , 'I had always thought that Toronto's forgetting of the lovely poet Gwendolyn MacEwen was the city's most depressing literary oversight. I thought that until I began reading the work of Daniel Jones, a Toronto poet and novelist who killed himself in 1994.' Come out and find out what she's talking about. Coach House a finalist for the Libris Award! Jen Currin the winner of the Audre Lorde Award!
