Stuart Ross has been active in the Canadian literary scene for over three decades. He is the author of six collections of poetry, including the acclaimed Hey, Crumbling Balcony! Poems New & Selected (ECW, 2003) and I Cut My Finger (Anvil, 2007); a collection of essays, Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer (Anvil, 2005); and two fiction collections Henry Kafka & Other Stories (Mercury, 1997) and the just-released Buying Cigarettes for the Dog (Freehand Books). Stuart is Poetry Editor for Mansfield Press and Fiction & Poetry Editor for This Magazine. He has appeared at literary festivals and taught writing workshops from British Columbia to Nova Scotia.