Thomas Ovans confronts some radical views expressed in radical verse in Steve Ely’s latest collection
poetry reviews
Merryn Williams is reminded of some traditional poetic virtues when reading the latest book by Simon Curtis.
Although very different in tone, the recent collections by Kathryn Maris and Maitreyabandhu have more in common than first appears
Alan Murray’s Perhaps turns out to be a very substantial slim volume
Leah Fritz warms to Norbert Hirschhorn’s fresh poetic treatment of Jewish traditional songs
Norbert Hirschhorn detects a Dali-esque streak in David Shook’s first collection
Thomas Ovans reflects on two poetry collections which take their inspiration from the past.
Cris Beckett follows the twists and turns of a collection that is both playful and serious… The Prince of Wails Stephen Knight CB Editions, 2012 ISBN 978-0-9567359-6-6 pp 64 £7.99
Merryn Williams enjoys Wendy Klein’s colourful second collection Anything in Turquoise.
Robert Nisbet admires ASH TREE a strong and deeply touching collection by Sue Millard
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs does his best to give an adequate appreciation of a dense, complex and rewarding collection. Drysalter Michael Symmons Roberts Jonathan Cape ISBN 978-0224093590 pp 176
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs welcomes the reappearance of some half-hidden R.S. Thomas poems
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, Year 2013 • Tags: poetry