Thomas Ovans applauds a new poetry anthology edited by Peter Kennedy – and also the motivation behind it.
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Thomas Ovans is particularly impressed by a haunting quality in the poems from a new collection by Andrew Shields
Anna Robinson looks at a recent anthology of poems about historical events and considers what we can learn from poetry about ways of exploring the past.
Two new collections from Murray Bodo and Michael McCarthy both show great compassion for human needs and weaknesses .
Norbert Hirschhorn admires the new collection from Anne-Marie Fyfe for its carefully shaped trajectory of echoing but elusive images.
Josh Ekroy praises Oliver Comins’ poetry for its use of tactfully included detail as a way of conveying emotion held in check.
John Forth finds that humour is one of the keys to the success of Alberto Torrealba’s tale of a poetic duel (translated by Timothy Adès)
David Cooke gives an appreciative overview of a comprehensive new anthology of Russian poetry
Thomas Ovans finds that Jo Colley’s flying-related collection deals with much more than aeroplanes
London Grip’s poetry editor is pleased to discover that, in his most recent collection, Hugo Williams continues to use his distinctive poetic voice to remarkable effect.
Thomas Ovans admires Rhona McAdam for finding many poetic ways of looking backwards at places, people and formative experiences
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Emma Lee commends Wendy Pratt’s adroit poetic handling of a painful and sensitive subject