Author and Singer/Songwriter Steve Heighton Releases Don t Remember Me broadwayworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from broadwayworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
To say that Steven Heighton has done well for himself over his nearly 40-year career is a bit of an understatement. In both poetry and fiction, Heightonâs rise to royalty in the CanLit world has been long and storied. But he hasnât just been making a name for himself: heâs been making a name around the world for all of us.
Even though he was young enough to hang with and mentor Gen X poets, his work feels more like it belongs with his own mentors in the Atwood/Cohen/Ondaatje/Purdy set, both in terms of accomplishment and impact. A poetâs poet with rakish good looks, zippered leather jackets, and jeans slung carefree on a wiry frame, thereâs always been a bit of a âbad boyâ quality about him, but that impression seems at odds with his soft-spoken, funny, generous, and philosophical in-person presence.