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Jim Johnstone (born 1978) is a Canadian poet and editor who trained as a reproductive physiologist.[1] He was born in Stouffville, Ontario[2] and is the author of seven collections of poetry.

Johnstone's work has received numerous awards including Arc Poetry Magazine's Readers' Choice Award,[3] a CBC Literary Award,[4] the E. J. Pratt Medal and Prize in Poetry,[5] Matrix Magazine's Lit-Pop Award,[6] the Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize,[7] and he won This Magazine's Great Canadian Literary Hunt.[8]

Johnstone is the former editor of Misunderstandings Magazine, a literary journal he founded with Ian Williams and Vicki Sloot in 2005,[9] and the former poetry editor for Cactus Press.[10] He is currently the senior poetry editor at Palimpsest Press[11] and the editor-in-chief of Anstruther Press.[12]

Publications

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Poetry

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  • The Velocity of Escape. Guernica Editions, 2008.
  • Patternicity. Nightwood Editions, 2010.
  • Sunday, the locusts. Tightrope Books, 2011.
  • Dog Ear. Véhicule Press, 2014.
  • The Chemical Life. Véhicule Press, 2017.
  • Infinity Network. Véhicule Press, 2022.
  • The King of Terrors. Coach House Books, 2023.

Non-fiction

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  • Write, Print, Fold and Staple: On Poetry and Micropress in Canada. Gaspereau Press, 2023.
  • Bait & Switch: Essays, Reviews, Conversations, and Views on Canadian Poetry. The Porcupine's Quill, 2024.
  • Fast-Vanishing Speech. Gaspereau Press, 2024; with Christopher Patton & Klara du Plessis.

As editor

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  • The Essential Earle Birney. The Porcupine's Quill, 2014.
  • The Essential D. G. Jones. The Porcupine's Quill, 2016.
  • The Next Wave: An Anthology of 21st Century Canadian Poetry. Anstruther Books, 2018.
  • The Anstruther Reader: Ten Years of Poems, Broadsides, and Manifestos. Anstruther Books, 2024.

About

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  • Proofs & Equational Love: The Poetry of Jim Johnstone. Frog Hollow Press, 2011.

References

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  1. ^ Cole, Stewart (Winter 2015). "Between the Lines: A Conversation Between Stewart Cole & Jim Johnstone". Boxcar Poetry Review. No. 35. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  2. ^ "Stouffville Native wins CBC Literary Award". Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  3. ^ "Canadian Gothic : Arc Poetry". Arcpoetry.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  4. ^ "CBC Radio | Literary Awards | 2008". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  5. ^ "Jim Johnstone". Canadian Literature. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  6. ^ "Matrix 91: The Mixtape | Matrix Magazine". Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  7. ^ "NewPages Blog: Fiddlehead Contest Winners". Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  8. ^ "Great Canadian Literary Hunt 2010: Evel Knievel Negotiates the Fountain at Caesar's Palace by Jim Johnstone". This Magazine. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  9. ^ "Masthead". Misunderstandings Magazine. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Misunderstandings Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  10. ^ "About". Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Cactus Press. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  11. ^ "Palimpsest Press: our mission and mandate". Palimpsest Press. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  12. ^ "About". Anstruther Press. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
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