Poetry review – THE BLUE HOTEL: Charles Rammelkamp considers some episodes in the lives of famous people as imagined in poems by Alan Catlin
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THE FIRE OF JOY: Edmund Prestwich looks at a very personal poetry compilation by Clive James
Richard Caldwell surveys Andrew Keanie’s new study of Thomas De Quincey
Merryn Williams reviews Matthew Barton’s new translation of Rilke’s Duino Elegies
Before planning my journey to Canada, I made a list of my priorities. At the top of it was experiencing the country of the author I am studying for my PhD: Margaret Atwood.
James Roderick Burns is moved by a thoughtfully chosen selection of Joan Ure’s defiant poetry
Norbert Hirschhorn reflects on form and style in a major collection of Marilyn Hacker’s poetry
C.J. Cooke, also known as Carolyn Jess-Cooke, is formidable in her achievements. An award-winning poet, novelist, academic and mother of four, her latest work is a text-book example for her creative writing students of how to write a tense page-turner that presses all the right buttons.
By Barbara Lewis • authors, books, fiction, year 2020 • Tags: authors, Barbara Lewis, books, fiction