Brian Docherty comments on political poems from pre-WW2 Japan by Kosuke Shirasu which have recently been republished in a bi-lingual edition by Jun Shirasu and Bruce Barnes
year 2016
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, poetry, Thomas Ovans • 0 Comments
Thomas Ovans enthuses over a new (and overdue) collection from Donald Atkinson
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, poetry, Sarah Lawson • 0 Comments
Sarah Lawson observes that reading Michel Faber’s collection about grief and death can expand our capacity for empathy
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, D A Prince, poetry • 0 Comments
D A Prince finds richness of detail in a slim collection by Martyn Halsall
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, sport, year 2016 • Tags: books, Graham Hardie, poetry, sport • 0 Comments
Graham Hardie finds that Oliver Comins’ poems about golf also have an appeal to the non-enthusiast.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, economics, poetry reviews, politics, society, year 2016 • Tags: books, economics, poetry, politics, society, Thomas Ovans • 0 Comments
Thomas Ovans investigates a Shoestring anthology edited by Merryn Williams which has received an unusual amount of attention for a poetry book.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, poetry, Wendy French • 0 Comments
Wendy French recognises the heartfelt experience behind a very personal poetry collection from Avril Chester
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, photography, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, Brian Docherty, photography, poetry • 0 Comments
Ryan’s Return: Brian Docherty takes a thoughtful and observant stroll through Sean O’Brien’s sombre version of West London
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, year 2016 • Tags: books, Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • 0 Comments
Pamela Johnson’s latest novel describes the intriguing interplay between three characters and reveals a lot about human vulnerability and resilience
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, Ivan Callus, poetry • 0 Comments
Ivan Callus considers the distinctive poetic voice of Abigail Zammit
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, Pam Thompson, poetry • 0 Comments
Pam Thompson finds something magical and unsettling in Peter Sansom’s shifting, complex poetry.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, poetry, Rosie Johnston • 2 Comments
Rosie Johnston is impressed by Martin Figura’s boldness in applying Catastrophe Theory to the mechanics of human relationships