DC website namedrops David McGimpsey and Jon Paul Fiorentino

The Washington DC news and culture site, Brightest Young Things, recently posted an article on how to namedrop Montreal poets, in which Coach House authors Jon Paul Fiorentino (The Theory of the Loser Class) and David McGimpsey (Sitcom) feature largely.<!--newline--><!--newline-->Of Jon Paul Fiorentino:<!--newline--><!--newline-->This is the name to namedrop in Montreal. Quick look at the resume: He’s the editor-in-chief of Matrix Magazine, he’s written 4 books of poetry, 1 book of short stories, and edited at least a dozen others. He’s under 35, a part-time prof and has his own literary press, which publishes at least two titles a year. He’s at every single poetry reading that takes place in the city, he can drink more than you, and he’s still got his hair.<!--newline--><!--newline-->Of David McGimpsey:<!--newline--><!--newline-->David McGimpsey is, as I would tell it, one of the greatest writers in America and that includes Canada, too. The only reason he’s not a rockstar poet (like Billy Collins who I have it on authority demands that all the white stuff be scraped off his Oreos in his rider) is because he’s A) living and B) living in Quebec.<!--newline--><!--newline-->Visit www.brightestyoungthings.com for the full article.