Emma Lee dips into a collection of gentle and reflective poems by Bethany Rivers
year 2019
Kate Noakes considers Jane Clarke’s new pamphlet in which she takes on the challenging task of writing war-related poetry
Wendy French ponders over the questions raised by a new chapbook from Sophie Essex
Pam Thompson considers in depth a collection by Janet Sutherland which uses personal recollection as a starting point for dealing with wider issues.
John Forth finds that – among its many other achievements – Ann Drysdale’s poetry nearly always cheers him up
David Cooke considers Jenny Lewis’s important new version of the Gilgamesh epic
Wendy French dips into a promising first collection by Sue Burge
D A Prince praises a new collection by Kate Noakes which deals with dislocation and survival
Nick Cooke finds honesty and authenticity in a debut collection by Ian Humphreys
Nicholas Bielby seeks to do justice to the scale of this major collection by W D Jackson
Many critics and cinephiles regard “Kind Hearts and Coronets” as the best comedy made at Ealing Studios between 1947 and 1958, surpassing classics like “The Lavender Hill Mob” and even “The Lady Killers”.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: books, P W Bridgman, poetry • 0 Comments
P.W. Bridgman sums up Gary Allen’s powerful book-length poem as “a jagged lament for a despoiled Eden that never was”