Politics of Knives

Jonathan Ball: Jonathan Ball teaches English, film, and writing at universities in Winnipeg. He is the author of Ex Machina and Clockfire, which was shortlisted for a Manitoba Book Award. Ex Machina considers the relationship between humans, books, and machines, and Clockfire contains 77 plays that would be impossible to produce. Both books were published under Creative Commons licenses, so you can remix their contents. Visit www.jonathanball.com.

'[Ball is] one of our most exciting young poets.' -- Robert Kroetsch 'Jonathan Ball's beautiful nightmares both disturb and entice.' -- Thomas Wharton 'I consider Jonathan Ball's Clockfire to be in the top handful of poetry titles last year in this country. No prize for him, alas, but lots of buzz and engagement and, for this reader in any case, the sense of a poet settling into the saddle for a while. Ball is a confident, smart poet. Very smart.' -- Sina Queyras 'While a fine example of contemporary poetic writing, Clockfire could also entertain a wider audience intrigued by fantasy that beaks out beyond genre borders.' -- Douglas Barbour