Michael Tolkien finds he is kept on his toes by the shifting styles of Pam Thompson’s latest collection
poetry reviews
D A Prince applauds Keith Hutson’s poetic tributes to music hall performers
Rosie Johnston enters into the spirit of an intoxicating anthology of pub poems mixed by Helen Mort and Stuart Maconie
Pam Thompson finds her attention consistently held by Robin Houghton’s poetry
Camera Eye / I, Camera: Brian Docherty considers Jacqueline Saphra’s poem sequence based on remarkable photographs of and by Lee Miller
Carla Scarano wonders how Christine McNeill’s poetry manages to combine tactile sensations and transcendence
Alex Josephy reviews an enjoyable debut collection from Natalie Burdett
Ruth Valentine recognizes the delicacy with which Isabel Bermudez introduces poetic strangeness into familiar subjects.
Kerrin P Sharpe’s poems consistently offers a new take on the world, observes Roger Caldwell; but at times they can also be agreeably baffling.
Peter Ualrig Kennedy appreciates the warmth and variety in Rose Cook’s recent collection.
Stuart Henson approves the Very Selected concept in general and Michael Laskey’s volume in particular
Grant Tarbard has produced a fascinating collection, observes Carla Scarano
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2018 1 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry