Carla Scarano appreciates the humour in a collection of poems from Heather Moulson drawing on the comic-book world of the 60s and 70s
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John Lucas adds some personal reminiscence to his review of Will Daunt‘s compilation of writings by Eddie Wainwright
Wendy French browses an anthology of poems and stories about animals, compiled and edited by Allen Ashley and Sarah Doyle
Emma Storr finds much promise in a debut pamphlet by Charlotte Eichler
Three for the price of one: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs browses a compilation of poetry by Pamela Johnson, Jennifer Grigg & Jane Kirwan
P W Bridgman confesses himself pleasantly surprised by an unorthodox combination of poetry collection and murder mystery: he promises however that his review contains no spoilers.
Nick Cooke follows Rachael Clyne on a poetic guided tour of her family relationships
Thomas Ovans explores the often bizarre worlds conjured up by P W Bridgman’s intriguing poetry
Isabelle Kenyon reviews a collection by Michelle Diaz which combines painful honesty with a sense of hopefulness
The over-arching title of this eight-volume novel brings to mind the Rougon-Macquart. The comparison is apposite because while Zola structures his series around his faith in biological determinism, Dent’s novel dismisses it as a delusion.
Peter Ualrig Kennedy finds a lovely Irish wit and an evocative sense of place in Tim Cunningham’s latest collection.
Emma Lee finds that Merryn Williams’ poetic skills are well displayed in this collection of new and selected poems
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: books, Emma Lee, poetry