Mark Sampson reviews Clockfire By Jonathan Ball News, Uncategorized Mark Sampson offers an insightful, thorough review of Clockfire: The most impressive aspect of Clockfire is that Ball is able to build suspense or tension with just the lightest brushstrokes of words. Unlike so many other poetry books lately that use some trendy, gimmicky conceit to hold the collection together, Ball’s work is an unmistakable page turner. Clockfire is a cogent, confident book, oddly uplifting and rarely caving in to the more cynical side of its postmodern premise. Previous: FFWD on Clockfire’s Calgary Launch Next: National Post on Clockfire