Today, LitNuts is sharing the work of Jason Stocks, a writer and teacher living in south Florida. Before becoming a teacher, Jason worked in a chicken house, washed dishes, bagged groceries, waited tables, and sold cars.
Jason's first full-length poetry collection, Blameforest, was a finalist in the American Legacy Book Awards for contemporary poetry. His most recent poetry collection, Laughing is Forever, was released earlier this year.
"These mercurial poems surprise, thrill, and move in equal measure. They’re dying to be read." ~Independent Book Review
Blameforest
4.8 stars, 43 ratingsPaperback: $12.99
Ebook: $2.99
Finalist in the 2024 American Legacy Book Awards
"Provocative, explicit poetry written with muscular swagger." ~Kirkus Reviews
"Fierce, bold, and self aware...steeped in the Gothic hauntings of Deep South life." ~Jenifer DeBellis, author of Blood Sisters
"Stocks captures the rhythms of a vibrant vernacular that is original and authentic...a layered and nuanced work of innovative literature to be read in one sitting, and then over and over again." ~Jacob M. Appel, author of The Cynic in Extremis
Laughing is Forever
5.0 stars, 25 ratingsPaperback: $13.18
Ebook: $2.99
"Stocks's writing has a powerful immediacy, and his poems are packed with both profanity and pop-culture references." ~Kirkus Reviews
"This collection is brave, unflinching and hits you like a punch in the jaw. It is at times brutal and vicious but also tender and intelligent." ~Sam Szanto, author of If No One Speaks
"These are the kind of tattered, beautiful poems I often search for and rarely find." ~Sean Thomas Dougherty, author of Death Prefers the Minor Keys
"Jogging from detritus-ridden, Bukowski-inspired free verses to Lowell-style observations of the inner life, this hardtack collection of poetry runs the gamut. A rugged, sinuous voice drives the free verse narratives." ~Independent Book Review
More about the Author
Jason Stocks was born in Arkansas, raised in Mississippi, and currently calls Florida home. He received his BFA from Goddard College and his MFA from Solstice of Pine Manor College where he was the 2014 Sharon Olds Poetry Fellow. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Exterminating Angel Press, Confrontation, and Deep South Magazine.Blameforest, his first collection of poetry, was nominated for four indie awards, including the 2024 American Legacy Book Awards. Learn more by visiting his YouTube channel, and be sure to also follow him on Facebook and on Amazon:
