The Beat the Pulse the Wave by Jeremy Dixon Ariana Reines Yang Lian turns his first-hand

Yang Lian turns his first-hand experiences of these man-made catastrophes […] into a radically strange montage

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'Lorna Goodison has come to be recognised as a hugely significant and influential contemporary author both at home and internationally

The Beat the Pulse the Wave by Jeremy Dixon Ariana Reines Yang Lian turns his first-handLife comes at you in waves, sometimes they carry you to new shores, sometimes you risk drowning in the flood. Life is a pulse, a heart pumping the blood of now and the blood memories of the past and of your ancestors. Life is a beat, a dance, a festival where you watch Portishead in a field as the sun sets. Life is the rhythm of all three together, it is the beat, the pulse, the wave that brings you to this moment. Jeremy Dixon's latest collection is