Author: Jim Johnstone. Published by Guernica Editions Inc. Toronto, ON., 2008. 1st Edition. Flat Signed by the Author on title page. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with several poems containing some highliter. 52 pages.
THE VELOCITY OF ESCAPE, Poetry by Jim Johnstone, has Siamese twins, circus performers, burn victims, and scientists all clashing in this vibrant and vivid collection.
Throughout the poems, the experimental voice fills the page with broken lines, jump cuts, and a sense of nervous music. Merging poetry with theoretical science, this work occupies the gap between gravity and escape, residing everywhere from convenience stores and motels to the outer frequencies of space.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jim Johnstone is a Canadian reproductive physiologist and poet. He was born in Stouffville, Ontario and is the author of four collections of poetry. Johnstone's work has received numerous awards including Arc Poetry Magazine's Readers' Choice Award, a CBC Literary Award, the E. J. Pratt Medal and Prize in Poetry, and many more...
