Leah Fritz identifies with Lisa Kelly’s poems about hearing loss
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Rosie Johnston congratulates Paul McLoughlin for taking on the challenge of rendering these ancient poems in contemporary English
Emma Storr reviews a serious and ambitious poetic collaboration by Jane Burn and Bob Beagrie
Stephen Claughton finds that a new collection by Malcolm Carson reveals the calm assurance of an observant poet who has found his voice
Carla Scarano looks at poems by Valerie Lynch that explore relationships and experiences across the whole of life
Carla Scarano considers a poetic biography imagined by Antony Christie
Mat Riches follows the canine theme in Colin Dardis’s new collection
Stuart Henson wonders about the title but in other respects finds that the sharp-pointed humour in Ian McMillan’s new chapbook penetrates most of its targets.
Logos: Where Word and Flesh Interact: Brian Docherty takes a close look at Dinah Livingstone’s 10th collection
P.W. Bridgman sums up Gary Allen’s powerful book-length poem as “a jagged lament for a despoiled Eden that never was”
Emma Lee dips into a collection of gentle and reflective poems by Bethany Rivers
Jim Greenhalf considers Kevin Hanson’s new collection and wonders why he is not better known
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: books, Jim Greenhalf, poetry