{"product_id":"the-politics-of-knives-jonathan-ball-9781552452622","title":"The Politics of Knives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2013 Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry (Manitoba Book Awards)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Lisa Robertson were to collide with David Lynch in a dark alley, the result would be a lot like \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Knives\u003c\/i\u003e. From shattered narratives to surrealistic fantasies, the poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Knives\u003c\/i\u003e bridge the gap between the conventional and the experimental, combining the intellectual with the visceral. The complicity of language in violence, and the production of stories as both a defensive and offensive gesture, trouble the stability of these poetic sequences that dwell in the borderland between speaking and screaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe made hyphens and made me use them.\u003cbr\u003eFrom her back she pulled brackets. Saying: \u003cbr\u003e\"These in your throat and these around your neck.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Ball\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English, film, and writing at two universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 155245262X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552452622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Jonathan Ball","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939581460735,"sku":"9781552452622","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7968ccbd-392f-4b46-be01-e226a6ebe8e2.jpg?v=1681442335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-knives-jonathan-ball-9781552452622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}