Thomas Ovans explores the often bizarre worlds conjured up by P W Bridgman’s intriguing poetry
year 2019
Isabelle Kenyon reviews a collection by Michelle Diaz which combines painful honesty with a sense of hopefulness
The over-arching title of this eight-volume novel brings to mind the Rougon-Macquart. The comparison is apposite because while Zola structures his series around his faith in biological determinism, Dent’s novel dismisses it as a delusion.
Peter Ualrig Kennedy finds a lovely Irish wit and an evocative sense of place in Tim Cunningham’s latest collection.
James Roderick Burns considers a new collection by Gale Burns and wonders if it is possible for poets to set themselves too high a standard
Of all the Miller revivals currently doing the capital’s round, ‘The American Clock’ is not the softest option for any director, actor or audience to take on. Part social documentary, part human drama, part political commentary, it can feel at times like it has bitten off more vision and message than it can theatrically deliver.
Charlie Hill reviews a collection of well-executed poems by Adrian Green
Mat Riches discovers there is something magical about Mike Barlow’s latest pamphlet
Carla Scarano considers an anthology by six distinguished women poets
Kate Noakes considers a well- balanced chapbook from Rebecca Cullen
D A Prince appreciates the subtle way in which the two parts of Carol DeVaughn’s collection fit together
Nick Cooke follows Rachael Clyne on a poetic guided tour of her family relationships
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2019 0 • Tags: books, Nick Cooke, poetry