Poetry review – SAVED TO CLOUD: Adele Ward finds the climate emergency and Covid restrictions can sit side-by-side with poems depicting a long life lived to the full in this collection by Kate Foley
poetry reviews
CONTRAFLOW: Paul McDonald finds some surprises in a new and unusual anthology of English poetry from the last hundred years
Poetry review – THE REMAINING MEN: Pat Edwards admires Martin Figura’s poetry for having a clear purpose and achieving it
Poetry review – SCREEN MEMORIES: Charles Rammelkamp considers Henry Sussman’s poetic account of his lifelong love of cinema
Poetry review – A NEWER WILDERNESS: Andrew Keanie considers a pamphlet by Nicola Healey which boldly tackles a difficult theme
Poetry review – AGAINST THE STREAM: Andrew Keanie takes a long look at a major collection of Gary Allen’s poetry
Poetry review – THE HUM HEARERS: Chris Konrad finds Shey Marque’s new collection to be a search for the irreducible essence at the centre of what we call life
Poetry review – CHANGE YOUR LIFE: Alwyn Marriage considers a new selection of Rilke’s poetry translated by Martyn Crucefix
Poetry Review – TIGER MOTH: Amelia Walker gives Róisín Tierney’s latest collection the close attention it deserves
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2024