THINGS BEING VARIOUS: John Lucas discusses two very different works by Neil Curry – a monograph on Horace Walpole and a slim volume of delicate and well-observed poetry
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Poetry Review – TIGER MOTH: Amelia Walker gives Róisín Tierney’s latest collection the close attention it deserves
Poetry review – SAVED TO CLOUD: Adele Ward finds the climate emergency and Covid restrictions can sit side-by-side with poems depicting a long life lived to the full in this collection by Kate Foley
CONTRAFLOW: Paul McDonald finds some surprises in a new and unusual anthology of English poetry from the last hundred years
Poetry review – THE REMAINING MEN: Pat Edwards admires Martin Figura’s poetry for having a clear purpose and achieving it
MIND AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE: John Lucas finds helpful information and some degree of comfort in James Hodgson’s primer for those trying to get to grips with AI and the issues surrounding it
Poetry review – TAXONOMIC VIGNETTES: Henry Schneiderman reviews a recent collection by Alan Cohen
Poetry review – SCREEN MEMORIES: Charles Rammelkamp considers Henry Sussman’s poetic account of his lifelong love of cinema
Poetry review – A NEWER WILDERNESS: Andrew Keanie considers a pamphlet by Nicola Healey which boldly tackles a difficult theme
RECKONINGS: Charles Rammelkamp considers a collection of witheringly satirical essays by Thomas Farber
Poetry review – AGAINST THE STREAM: Andrew Keanie takes a long look at a major collection of Gary Allen’s poetry
Poetry Review – BECAUSE WE COULD NOT DANCE AT THE WEDDING: Jean Atkin discovers that these love poems by Michael McKimm benefit from his keen ear and sharp eye.
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2024