About the Author

Jim Johnstone is a Toronto-based poet, editor, and critic. He's the author of five books of poetry, including The Chemical Life (V�hicule Press, 2017) and Dog Ear (V�hicule Press, 2014). He's also the recipient of a CBC Literary Award, The Fiddlehead's Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, and Poetry's Editors Prize for Book Reviewing. Currently, Johnstone curates the Anstruther Books imprint at Palimpsest Press, and is an associate editor at Representative Poetry Online.