Poetry review – WHERE THE DEAD WALK: Mat Riches finds Angela Kirby’s poems enjoyably unsettling with their shifts of mood and focus
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Poetry review – YOU HAVE NO NORMAL COUNTRY TO RETURN TO: Alwyn Marriage finds herself sharing some of the discontent expressed in Tom Sastry’s poems
Poetry review – 163 DAYS: Rennie Halstead reviews a remarkable collection by Hannah Hodgson which documents the progress of her critical illness
Poetry review – LANYARD: Kate Noakes enjoys the wide range of recollections in Peter Sansom’s latest book
Poetry review – BLOOD SUGAR, SEX, MAGIC: Stephen Claughton is convinced by the authenticity of Sarah James’s poems gathered around the experience of living with diabetes
Poetry review – SUMMER / BREAK: Colin Pink reviews a brave and insightful collection by Richie McCaffery
Poetry review – FAULTLINES: Alex Josephy reviews a varied but well-integrated collection by Caroline Maldonado
Poetry review – COUNTRY OF ARRIVAL: Wendy French is moved by Hubert Moore’s collection speaking for the displaced and persecuted
Poetry review – DOG DAYS: D A Prince explores a multi-layered collection by Julie Lumsden
Poetry review – EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE UNEDUCATED & ROUGH: Carla Scarano examines a collection by Hannah Maria Stanislaus which is highly personal and rather out of the ordinary
Poetry review – THE PLEASURE OF FIRING BACK: Janice Dempsey considers the two contrasting halves of Graham Buchan’s new collection
Poetry review – DREAM INTO PLAY: Carla Scarano examines the puzzles and contradictions expressed in Richard Skinner’s poetry
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry