Poetry review – TREMBLING EARTH: Jennifer Johnson is moved by Finola Scott’s gentle poetry full of concern for our threatened environment
poetry reviews
Poetry review – THE OPPOSITE OF SWEDISH DEATH CLEANING: Mat Riches enjoys Alison Binney’s deft handling and close examination of familiar subjects
Poetry review – THE HUM HEARERS: Chris Konrad finds Shey Marque’s new collection to be a search for the irreducible essence at the centre of what we call life
Poetry review – THE ELIMINATION GAME: Diana Cant admires Mary Mulholland’s frank and eloquent ways of dealing with issues of ageing
Poetry review – EURYDICE IN THE RUINED HOUSE: Pat Edwards commends Anna Saunders’ use of Greek myth to illuminate contemporary situations
Poetry review – SECRET CODES: Jennifer Johnson enjoys and is intrigued by an element of mystery in Marian Eastwood’s poems
Poetry review – TRY TO FIND ME: Sue Wallace-Shaddad discovers that Tessa Foley’s poetry takes her to unfamiliar places
Poetry review – THE MAYDAY DIARIES: D A Prince admires Robin Houghton’s wide-ranging collection which succeeds in mixing the personal with the political
Poetry review – HALFWAY TO BARKING: Jennifer Johnson enjoys a light-hearted and fanciful collection by Sarah Lawson
Poetry review – CELL: Nick Cooke takes a serious look at the very serious themes addressed in a powerful new collection by Ruth O’Callaghan
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2025 • Tags: books, Nick Cooke, poetry