Nick Cooke considers Ruth O’Callaghan’s ambitious poetic meditation on London’s immigrants
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Alex Josephy sees a new chapbook by S A Leavesley as being a collection for our times
James Roderick Burns enjoys Judi Sutherland’s disciplined and penetrating poems
Peter Daniels takes note of some carefully negotiated poems from Joan Michelson
Roger Caldwell finds that Alice Major composes poetry with a brain as well as a heart
Peter Ualrig Kennedy finds some interesting nuggets in a rather uneven collection by Matt Nicholson.
Carla Scarano reflects on Jane Weir’s collection of poems on refiguring relationships and gender roles
D A Prince examines a very well-integrated collection of poems from Oliver Comins
Martin Noutch respects the honesty with which Hannah Hodgson makes poetry out of serious illness
Carla Scarano admires Dawn Wood’s poetry which deals with the healing power of imagination
Martin Noutch appreciates both the playfulness and the seriousness of Kevin Densley’s collection
Carla Scarano reviews Gillian Allnutt’s Wake and admires it as a study in words
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2018 0 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry