John Forth finds that – among its many other achievements – Ann Drysdale’s poetry nearly always cheers him up
year 2019
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”.
Thomas Ovans enjoys Neil Fulwood’s eloquently forthright poetic opinions about the state we’re in
James Roderick Burns is moved by a thoughtfully chosen selection of Joan Ure’s defiant poetry
Alwyn Marriage admires the depth and musicality of John Greening’s long poem about creativity and its loss
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs tries to keep up with Keith Howden’s poetry as it covers the landscape, the history and the people of the Lancashire Moors
Pam Thompson considers in depth a collection by Janet Sutherland which uses personal recollection as a starting point for dealing with wider issues.
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: books, Pam Thompson, poetry