John Snelling finds plenty of variety in a new chapbook by David Borrott
poetry reviews
Anna Robinson gives a warm welcome to a recent selection of poetry by Wayne Burrows
Norbert Hirschhorn takes an in-depth look at a major New & Selected compilation of poems by Chana Bloch
Emma Lee commends Wendy Pratt’s adroit poetic handling of a painful and sensitive subject
Thomas Ovans applauds a new poetry anthology edited by Peter Kennedy – and also the motivation behind it.
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)
Merryn Williams responds to Alyson Hallett’s poetic account of her time as poet-in-residence at Charles Causley’s house.
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, poetry reviews, year 2015