Thomas Ovans is surprised – but in a good way – by some subtle oddities in John Roe’s use of language
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Graham Hardie takes particular note of the wide range of the poems in a debut pamphlet by Robin Thomas.
James Roderick Burns sees Tania Hershman’s debut collection as an exploration of uncertainty.
The poems of Pauline Yarwood seem to know where they are going and Alex Josephy sets out to follow them
Wendy French finds that Ruth Valentine’s chapbook fully meets the challenge of responding to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
D A Prince reviews a poetry anthology which commemorates the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest – a companion to Magna Carta that should probably be better known
Peter Ualrig Kennedy finds there is so much to reward the reader in Naomi Jaffa’s riveting second collection of conversational and hard-hitting poems.
Ian McEwen’s unorthodox verse forms also employ some traditional poetic skills
Peter Ualrig Kennedy is excited by Elizabeth Cook’s impressive collection of referential poems, each one new, fresh and alluring.
Thomas Ovans admires a poetic memoir by Naomi Foyle which celebrates the life of the Belfast writer and activist Mairtin Crawford
Mining the Motherlode: Brian Docherty finds Jacqueline Saphra to be an entertaining narrator whether or not she is an unreliable one.
Emma Lee examines Mario Susko’s compassionate approach to poems about conflict
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2017 • Tags: books, Emma Lee, poetry