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Nelson Ball (1942-       )

Nelson Ball was born in Clinton, Ontario and attended the University of Waterloo where he co-edited the student literary magazine Volume 63, a biannual (1963-1966). After moving to Toronto he edited Weed (1966-1967) and Hybrid (1968). In 1972 he established William Nelson Books, an antiquarian specializing in Canadian Literature. His publishing operation, Weed/flower Press, was active between 1965 and 1974.

      Nelson Ball's publications include Room of clocks (1965), Beaufort's scale (1967), Sparrows (1968), Force movements (1969), Water-pipes and moonlight (1969), The pre-linguistic heights (1970), Points of attention (1971), Round stone (1971), Dry spell (1973), Our arms are featherless wings (1973), and With Issa (1991).