The Beat the Pulse the Wave by Jeremy Dixon Ian Mcmillan literary histories — these four

literary histories — these four poets talk to each other as makers and friends about the possibilities that poetry enables now

/ the wheat that dies into bread and portions out our lives

capturing its emotional power and sharing nostalgia for what we leave behind

monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that

and a contemplation of the past

The Beat the Pulse the Wave by Jeremy Dixon Ian Mcmillan literary histories — these fourLife 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