Atlantic Drift by James Byrne Ian Duhig like a painting’

like a painting’

no-nonsense swipe with a dish clout at the famous men of history and myth

with sentences played against line breaks to create constant small disruptions of the expected sense

A swerving sweary jump into a terrain that is both comically musical and perplexedly political

burrowed under or flown above

Atlantic Drift by James Byrne Ian Duhig like a painting’Atlantic Drift is a major contribution to transatlantic poetry and poetics, publishing twenty four poets from the UK, Ireland, USA and Canada. Partnering with Arc Publications for this anthology, Edge Hill University reveals its long history of teaching innovative poetry and poetics from both sides of the Atlantic, seeking to highlight new and existing writing and to define redefine the discussion between poets from both sides of 'the pond'. Atlantic