Richie McCaffery admires both the wit and the poignancy in this generous selection from Remco Campert’s poetry
year 2015
. JON STALLWORTHY 1935-2014 It’s hard to sum up the achievement of Jon Stallworthy in a word or a phrase. He was a poet, biographer of Wilfred Owen and Louis MacNeice, Professor of English Literature at Oxford, a translator of Russian poetry, an inspired editor and anthologist and an enabler of other writers. I am […]
Wendy Klein finds Rosie Jackson’s new pamphlet carries all the weight of a full collection
Norbert Hirschhorn finds mythic significance behind a word & image collaboration between an artist and a poet
Muscular rhyming, syntactical gymnastics and remarkable clarity – John Forth finds all these in John Levett’s poetry.
Jane Kirwan welcomes the latest collection from Caroline Natzler – not least for its intriguing ambiguities
D A Prince finds the new Martha Kapos collection to be completely absorbing
Jill Harris enthuses about a remarkable tapestry on show at London’s Fleming Collection
John Forth reviews a recent collection by Judi Benson and a new chapbook from Peter Kenny
Stephen Bone’s first collection offers deft and diverting insights into some everyday objects and events.
Jacqueline Saphra’s new pamphlet collection may not take long to read – but it leaves a lasting impression on Rosie Johnston
Josh Ekroy reflects on poetic risk-taking and difficulty in relation to Chris McCabe’s new collection.
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2015