Poetry review – THE DANCING MAN: John Lucas admires the new collection by Adrian Caesar – albeit with the mildest of reservations
poetry reviews
Poetry review – MAPPING BROKEN ROADS Sue Wallace-Shaddad finds a reassuring humanity among the various unfamiliar forms and layouts used in Roger Bloor’s collection
Poetry review – LIZZARD LOOKS Will Yeoman praises both the craft and the choice of themes in Prue Chamberlayne’s new collection
Poetry review – IMPASSE FOR JULES MAIGRET: Edmund Prestwich enjoys Sean O’Brien’s atmospheric evocation of mid-twentieth century Paris
Poetry review – LATCH: Louise Warren is drawn in by these captivating poems of reminiscence by Rebecca Goss
Poetry review – EVIDENCE OF WAR Jennifer Johnson considers Alan Price’s perspective on the tragedy still unfolding in Palestine
Poetry review – HARD DRIVE: James Roderick Burns reviews a substantial collection by Paul Stephenson that is both poignant and very personal
Poetry review – FORGETFULNESS Ian Pople admires the mixture of play and serious exploration within Ian Seed’s poetic examination of the workings and failings of memory
Poetry review – maybe i’ll call gillian anderson Kate Noakes finds much to enjoy in Rhian Elizabeth’s reflections upon life after a child leaves home
Poetry review – THE WEIGHT OF SOUND Charles Rammelkamp finds rich detail and skilful understatement in Mariano Zaro’s poems
Poetry review – TOYS / TRICKS / TRAPS James Roderick Burns admires Christopher Reid’s tightly focussed examination of childhood
Poetry review – DEAR LIFE: Jennifer Johnson admires the broad and compassionate scope of a major collection by Shanta Acharya
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2025