Poetry review – ALL ANIMALS WANT THE SAME THINGS: Charles Rammelkamp examines Jeanne-Marie Osterman’s poetic explorations of human needs and desires
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Poetry review – AFTER THE RIOT: Merryn Williams finds that Neil Young’s poetry provides an effective channel for anger
HISTORY OF PRESENT COMPLAINT: Billy Mills reviews a harrowing prose and poetry memoir by “HLR”
EVERY SEVENTH WAVE : Rachael Smart considers Tom Vowler’s tense novel set in the grim world of human trafficking
Haunts and hauntings: Tanya Parker reviews Mark Mansfield’s Greygolden
Poetry review – OWL SONGS: Wendy French is grateful for the humanity which runs through Hubert Moore’s poetry
Poetry review – MARPLES MUST GO!: Carla Scarano D’Antonio appreciates Greg Freeman’s deft mixing of the personal and the political
Poetry review – THE TASTE OF STEEL / THE SMELL OF SNOW: Edmund Prestwich explores a double volume of poems by Danish poet Pia Tafdrup (translated by David McDuff)
Poetry review – THE ATTITUDES: Alex Josephy finds Katie Griffiths’ ambitious collection encompasses both playfulness and tenderness
Poetry review – THE SYMMETRY OF FOLKLORE: Emma Storr welcomes a debut collection by Donna Irving
Poetry review – THE LAST DINOSAUR IN DONCASTER: James Roderick Burns finds gritty lyricism in a promising first collection by Sarah Wimbush
Book Review – The Life in Us: Paul McDonald reviews an absorbing and touching novel by John Lucas
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, fiction, year 2021 • Tags: books, fiction, Paul McDonald