{"product_id":"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\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\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Ball\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English, film, and writing at two universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035461599472,"sku":"9781552452622","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552452622_p0.jpg?v=1763752565","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552452622","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}