Poetry review – Gifts Without Wrapping: Stuart Henson is impressed by Michal Choinski‘s short collection of poems about human bodies and their interactions
year 2020
Brontë’s angry classic, which has for decades fired up rebellious, ambitious girls and women, has found new resonance in our self-isolating times as the National Theatre at Home allows another frustrated generation to ponder its lot.
Poetry Review – Each Other: Mat Riches thinks Clare Best’s poems have some very convincing things to say about relationships
Poetry review – Footnotes to Water: Alex Josephy enjoys the river theme running through Zoë Skoulding’s latest collection
Poetry Review – How Death Came into the World: Isabelle Kenyon explores the mysterious world created in Nancy Charley’s latest collection
Poetry review – The Significance of a Dress: Pat Edwards is impressed by Emma Lee’s use of clothing as a metaphor for deeper human issues
While we are forced to spend almost all our time indoors in order to help us stay safe and healthy, many people are using the time to learn new skills. Now the trailblazing Oak Circus Centre along with internationally renowned Lost in Translation Circus are offering interactive online courses in circus skills that anyone can join in with.
Rachel Donohue’s ambitious young journalist protagonist, driven by a hunger to get to the bottom of a 25-year-old mystery, observes from the sidelines of a meeting of editorial egos: “The stories we told were ancient. But we acted like they were new.”
Poetry review – Contained: Julie Hogg immerses herself in David Turner’s poetry collection with multimedia accompaniment
Poetry review – My Tin Watermelon: Brian Docherty takes a thoughtful stroll through a new collection by Peter Daniels – and in the process learns the meaning of “Touching Mr Williams”
Poetry review – The Unreturning: P W Bridgman salutes Martin Malone’s poetic counter-attack on certain received ideas about the Great War
Poetry review – How Time is in Fields: Wendy Klein commends Jean Atkin for making authentic poetry out of authentic country lore
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 0 • Tags: books, poetry, Wendy Klein