I usually find middle-brow fiction quite consoling. So, I turned to my bookshelves in search of something not too literary in the hope of distraction from these troubled times. Colin, a supernatural tale, published in two parts by E.F. Benson in 1923, seemed to fit the bill.
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Michael Bartholomew-Biggs dips into a collection of âlostâ ekphrastic poems by R S Thomas
Merryn Williams praises a new â but, sadly, posthumous â collection from Elizabeth Burns
Sarah Lawson  plaintively asks the question: Why Donât People Read Benito Cereno When I Tell Them To?
Merryn Williams admires the seemingly-inexhaustible poetic skill on show in a double collection from Ruth Bidgood
A spiritual autobiography by Murray Bodo turns out to be an unexpectedly down-to-earth story
A short review by Merryn Williams enters fully into the spirit of Jan Owenâs Baudelaire-based jeu dâesprit
John Lucas reflects on Michael Wildingâs account of the lives and work of three significant figures from Australiaâs early literary history
Richie McCaffery gives a largely enthusiastic welcome to collection of critical essays by Katy Evans-Bush
Pam Thompson considers Maura Dooley‘s slim but substantial chapbook inspired by a residency at Jane Austen’s house.
David Cooke applauds the efforts of Paul Vincent & John Irons in selecting and translating an anthology which spans 1000 years of Dutch poetry
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, literature, poetry, year 2017 • Tags: authors, books, literature, poetry, Roger Caldwell • 1 Comment
Roger Caldwell reviews Ian Gordon‘s recent biography of the poet Anne Stevenson