Poetry review – WISH: Paul McDonald appreciates the directness and persistent optimism of Maggie Brookes-Butt’s well-crafted poems
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Poetry review – POISON: Jennifer Johnson admires the originality of Louise Warren’s latest chapbook
Poetry review: Merryn Williams looks at recent collections by Paul Binding, Rennie Parker and Andrew Sant
Poetry review – exposure: Nick Cooke is impressed by this debut chapbook from Eric Yip
Poetry review – THE SHORES OF VAIKUS: Stuart Henson is captivated by this myth-like sequence of sometimes cruel, sometimes enchanting prose-poems by Philip Gross
Poetry review – A RAVEN ON A WRITING DESK: D A Prince finds an intriguing mix of both rich and pared-back language in Julie Hogg’s collection
THE MOON LOOKS ON THEM ALL: Angela Topping browses a collection of essays by John Lucas on the subject of friends and friendship
Poetry review – DEAR LIFE: Jennifer Johnson admires the broad and compassionate scope of a major collection by Shanta Acharya
Poetry review – OCTOPUS MIND: Kate Noakes finds Rachel Carney’s examination of dyspraxia to be both perceptive and precise.
BREATH AND SHADOW: Charles Rammelkamp enjoys a collection of short-short stories by Robert Scotellaro and Meg Pokrass
Poetry review – UNKNOWN WOMAN AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS: Jennifer Johnson considers a collection of well-observed vignettes and character studies by Alan Price
Poetry review – SONNETS FOR MY MOTHER AS LEAR: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs is impressed by Martin Malone’s poems about the challenges of caring for an elderly parent
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2025 • Tags: books, Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, poetry