Poetry review – MY LOVER AS HOUDINI: Rennie Halstead considers the sense of loss conjured up in Robert Seatter’s poems about an abruptly ended love affair
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Poetry review – MUSINGS Charles Rammelkamp considers a second collection by Tony Dawson which is as delightfully droll as its predecessor
Poetry review – LONDON PASTORAL Colin Pink likes the conversational tone of Maggie Wadey’s well-observed poems situated in urban green spaces
Poetry review – RETURN TO SENDAI Nick Cooke takes an in-depth look at a major compilation of work by Peter Robinson
Poetry review – LOBE Sarah Leavesley admires both the variety and the connectedness on show in Cia Mangat’s chapbook
Poetry review – SONG OF THE YELLOW ASTERS Charles Rammelkamp reviews a moving and important posthumous collection by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, translated from the German by Carlie Hoffman
Poetry review – ETHNOLOGY Ian Pople explores the complexities of Cathy Galvin’s poems about people and place
Poetry review – FROM THE EAST: Peter Ualrig Kennedy is impressed by the clever cadences of John Greening’s poetry in this volume
Poetry review – LEAVING THE HILLS: Stuart Henson reviews Tony Curtis’s latest collection and reflects on many years of thoughtful, well-observed poetry
Poetry review – THE ADJUSTMENTS: Pat Edwards finds craft and imagination in Claire Dyer’s new collection
Poetry review – BATTERY ROCKS: Louise Warren finds Katrina Naomi’s new collection to be an eloquent testimony to the joys of swimming.
Poetry review – IN THE LILY ROOM: Nick Cooke admires Erica Hesketh’s collection about motherhood not only for being accomplished and moving but also for its broad appeal across gender boundaries
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2025