affirms the triumphant life of the imagination
If Edouard Glissant says that we write in the presence of all the world's languages
These poems interrogate and poke fun at the expectations of people in a commodified culture with a wry humour
called contemporary poetry
ideolectical treat for ears & what minds 'em
Flower Ann Jäderlund affirms the triumphant life ofEd Atkins I like eating cold, clammy wraps from big pharmacies that are open late and sell just a few foods like protein bars and powders. Flower is a book of realistic admissions, likes, dislikes, memories and no brainer observations, treating personal truth as unavailable something that must be made up and convincing. Taking cues from confessional literature, his daughters improvised games, poor internet writing and shitty AI, Ed Atkins, in his