“David James Brock is the vital, urgent and mesmerizing maestro of the breakdown.”— Daniel Scott Tysdal, author of Fauxccasional Poems
Forthcoming · Spring 2027
A new collection of short stories from Wolsak & Wynn—strange, funny, bodily, and alive with transformation.
01 · Poetry · Wolsak & Wynn · 2018
A poetry collection moving through science fiction, myth, climate anxiety, bodies, and transformation—held together by a sharp theatrical intelligence.
“There’s a tingle of glee in the details of humanity's demise, and a pull to question our complicity in the ruin of the world.”— Dina del Bucchia, author of Don’t Tell Me What to DoBuy the book
Poems and performance writing about private mythologies, shared breath, and the worlds we make together.
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David James Brock addresses the things that influence our private mythologies—from television and space exploration to heavy metal and the epic of Gilgamesh. Condensed narratives, lyrical invention, and surprising details bring a dramatist’s timing to the page.
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A tender, restless work about teenage intimacy, time, connection, and what it means to be alive. Created with composer Gareth Williams, the play interweaves spoken drama and opera around the difficulty, power, and beauty of making music with others.
Meet the bookChapbooks, anthologies, and editorial work that remain part of the shelf.
Co-editor · Metal issue · 2018
Anthology · Playwrights Canada Press · 2016
Chapbook · Ferno House · 2011
Anthology · Ferno House and ERU · 2010
Chapbook · Emergency Response Unit · 2009
Three pieces, from poems to stranger fiction.
“Brock's book is a sophisticated monster. This is war poetry that white-knuckles the horror story of normal life.”— Linda Besner, author of Feel Happier in Nine Seconds