Poetry review – STONE FRUIT: Louise Warren admits to being perplexed by Rebecca Perry’s poems – but also wants to revisit them.
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Poetry review – THE LIMIT OF LIGHT: PW Bridgman praises the groundedness that makes Grace Wilentz’s poetry so illuminating
Poetry review – INVISIBLE SUN: Carla Scarano D’Antonio is intrigued by unusual viewpoints in the poems of Richard Skinner
EURIPIDES: THE TROJAN WOMEN, A COMIC: Merryn Williams considers an unusual re-working of Euripides by Anne Carson & Rosanna Bruno
Poetry review – THE BATTLE OF HEPTONSTALL: Stuart Henson admires the eloquent blending of historical and contemporary in Michael Crowley’s collection
Poetry review- WHEN THE SWIMMING POOL FELL INTO THE SEA: Paul McDonald champions ‘slim volumes’ and admires the way that poems enhance one another in Carole Coates’s new collection.
Poetry review – THE SLOWING RIDE: Stuart Henson finds nuanced perception coupled with vivid writing in Will Stone’s new collection
Poetry review – SHIELD: Emma Lee finds a powerful message within Jamie Hale’s very personal poetry
Poetry review – TREE: Pat Edwards appreciates a moving collection by Natalie Whittaker
Poetry review – RANSOM: Thomas Ovans particularly admires the Olivier Messiaen inspired central section of a new collection by Michael Symmons Roberts
Poetry review – UNKNOWN TERRITORY: Julie Hogg responds to John Short’s poems which recall his time in Greece
Poetry review – AFTER: Rennie Halstead is pleased to find that Jane Routh’s ekphrastic poetry is able to stand on its own while still being true to the artworks that inspire it.
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • art, books, poetry reviews, year 2021 0 • Tags: art, books, poetry, Rennie Halstead