Poetry review – FRAGMENTS OF AN AMERICA (VOLUME II): Charles Rammelkamp finds both warmth and urgency in these state-of-the-nation poems by Chris McNally
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Poetry review – DARLING BLUE: Rennie Halstead explores the strands within a narrative sequence by Sarah James
Poetry review – FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT: Thomas Ovans admires Alwyn Marriage’s sequence of ekphrastic poems based on Christian artworks
Poetry review – LOOSESTRIFE FOR PORCUPINES: Charles Rammelkamp admires a well-observed new collection by D. M. Gordon
Poetry review – DIS(ILLUSION): Ian Pople explores the complexities of Mario Martín Gijón’s distinctive poetic style
Poetry review – THE LAST CORINTHIANS: Emma Storr is glad to find that Matthew Paul’s poems of personal reminiscence are welcoming and inclusive for the general reader
Poetry review – TRANSITIONS: Norbert Hirschhorn responds to Marilyn Hacker’s new collection by reflecting on the sonnet form that she handles so very well
Poetry review – A GRAIN OF TRUTH : Colin Carberry admires Celia de Freine’s bilingual collection exploring the plight of the disadvantaged and marginalised
Poetry review – THE LAST ONE PICKED: D A Prince recognizes how far Stuart Handysides has developed his craft and experience before producing a first collection
Poetry review – CONVERSATIONS WITH A MACHINE : Michael Bartholomew-Biggs reviews a slim collection by Ruth Irwin that seeks to engage with big questions
Poetry review — CONVERSATIONS WITH MAGIC STONES: Sue Wallace-Shaddad admires how the techniques of writing and sculpture are related in Vivienne Tregenza’s collection inspired by the life & work of Barbara Hepworth
Poetry review – SOMETHING LIKE GRACE: Jennifer Johnson follows Annie Forbes as she uses poetry to explore different understandings of grace
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2026 • Tags: books, Jennifer Johnson, poetry