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Jason Roush
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Jason Roush (b. September 16, 1973, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American poet and teacher. Roush is the author of two volumes of poetry, both published by Windstorm Creative. Roush's first book, After Hours, explores nighttime themes in several metropolises and was highly praised by several major poets, including Alfred Corn, Eileen Myles, and former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky. Pinsky states on the jacket that Roush is a "striking, genuine new talent" and that the book is "a wonderful read" possessing "the passion and cool of art." Breezeway, Roush's second collection, forms the daylight counterpart to his debut and centers around the theme of transience. Acclaimed author Richard McCann compares Roush's poetry to that of celebrated Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy and has written of Breezeway, "These poems—at once so wry and conversational, so ardent and precise and unfraid of feeling—remind us in their beauty that we are all living in the 'breezeway of time,' in that long, open passage between all that seems lost and all that still remains." Roush is currently completing his third volume of poetry, titled Crosstown, which focuses on various kinds of literal and metaphorical intersections. In addition to his creative work, Roush has published critical articles about books, music, and visual art in a variety of publications. He teaches writing, literature, and cultural studies at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, where he is Faculty Assistant to the Director of the Honors Program. He was educated at Emerson College and Boston University. Works After Hours, poetry (Port Orchard, WA: Windstorm Creative, 2005) Breezeway, poetry (Port Orchard, WA: Windstorm Creative, 2007) 
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