Poetry Review – The Hoopoe’s Eye: Neil Curry is impressed by the poetry that Mark Carson has made out of a real-life disaster
Poetry Review – Under a Giant Sky: Richie McCaffery welcomes the British publication of a substantial body of work by Toon Tellegen, translated from the Dutch by Judith Wilkinson
Poetry Review – Reclamation Song: Angela Topping recommends Jhilmil Breckenridge’s assured and polished debut collection with its strong but painful narrative arc
A tribute to Leah Fritz (1931-2020) whose recent death was a sad loss to the London literary scene
Poetry Review – Staring at a Hoopoe: William Bedford considers the interplay of appearance and reality in a new collection by David Cooke
Poetry Review – Jim Neat: Stuart Henson appreciates the challenges of constructing fact-based poetry such as Mary J Oliver’s biography of her father
Poetry Review – Heart Murmur: Thomas Ovans enjoys Emma Storr’s use of medical language to make well-crafted and engaging poetry.
Poetry Review – Tigress: Neil Fulwood is particularly impressed by the exquisite turns of phrase in Jessica Mookherjee’s poetry
The theatrical brilliance of Endgame is thrown into relief by Jones’ decision to precede it with the rarely performed Rough for Theatre II, which Beckett is believed to have written around the same time as Endgame in the late 50s.
Poetry review – The Tipping line: John Forth finds that Paul Maddern’s collection is far less daunting than its unusual form might suggest
Poetry Review – The Aesthetics of Breath: Pat Edwards finds rewards in the unfamiliar perspectives from which Charles Lauder’s poetry is written.
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The Life and Times of Fishgate Billyboy: Richie McCaffery welcomes this pseudonymous fictionalised autobiography with its poetic interjections