Poetry review – LEAVING THE HILLS: Stuart Henson reviews Tony Curtis’s latest collection and reflects on many years of thoughtful, well-observed poetry
Poetry review – THE ADJUSTMENTS: Pat Edwards finds craft and imagination in Claire Dyer’s new collection
Poetry review – BATTERY ROCKS: Louise Warren finds Katrina Naomi’s new collection to be an eloquent testimony to the joys of swimming.
Poetry review – EPHEMERAL: James Roderick Burns commends Jane McLaughlin’s chapbook for both its poetry and its purpose
Poetry review – FIRST, I TURN OFF THE LIGHT: James Roderick Burns ventures into the haunting and disturbing world conjured by Katy Mack’s poetry
Poetry review – SHAKING THE APPLE TREE: Kimberly K Williams considers an important collection of witness poems by Jane Simpson
Poetry review – THE MESSENGER HOUSE: Kate Ashton is intrigued by Janet Sutherland’s poetic correspondence between travellers more than a century apart
Poetry review – A THOUSAND MILES FROM THE SEA: D Rudd-Mitchell looks at a short but powerful prize-winning pamphlet by Jane Burn
Poetry review – SLEEPING UNDER CLOUDS : Sarah Mnatzaganian admires these vivid and compassionate poems by Sue Wallace Shaddad which draw inspiration from the paintings of Sula Rubens
Poetry review – THE YEAR OF TWO WINTERS: Rennie Halstead admires Emma Storr’s eye for detail and her skill in creating vivid images
Poetry review – COLLECTING THE DATA: D A Prince enjoys a well-balanced debut collection by Mat Riches
Poetry review – FROM THE EAST: Peter Ualrig Kennedy is impressed by the clever cadences of John Greening’s poetry in this volume
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, ecology, history, poetry reviews, year 2024