Smithereens Press Chapbooks Atoll by Dylan Brennan | Page 26

From the unfathomable darkness of a primordial ocean to the USMexico border river; from the forsaken inhabitants of Clipperton Island to circus elephants swimming off the west coast of Ireland; the twelve poems of Atoll, with their tales of community and abandonment, are steeped in the waters of life and death. Dylan Brennan’s poetry and prose have been published in a range of Irish and international journals, in English and Spanish. His first full collection, Blood Oranges, will be published in late 2014 by The Dreadful Press (thepennydreadful.org). He has been shortlisted for the Fish Short Memoir Prize and has taken part in the Poetry Ireland Introductions Series. In 2015, his co-edited volume of essays on the work of Juan Rulfo will be published by Legenda. He lives and works in Mexico. dylanbrennan.org http://smithereenspress.com [email protected]