Emma Lee appreciates the new points of view offered by John Duffy’s poetry
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Alex Josephy finds that Pat Farrington’s poems take a realistic rather than an overly romantic look at nature
Emma Lee praises Jason Lee’s collection as an excellent example of Eyewear’s distinctive house style
Shining Like Clara Bow: Brian Docherty celebrates an overdue first collection from performance poet Alice Denny
Merryn Williams considers books by two poets with vivid imaginations which they use in different ways: Andrew Wynn Owen veers towards mythology while Rennie Parker finds anarchy closer to everyday life.
Perspectives on Poetry: John Lucas examines three recent studies exploring the craft and ideas of three eminent poets .
Richie McCaffery reviews a poetry collection by Rebecca McManus which has an unusually tragic background
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2017 • Tags: books, poetry, Richie McCaffery