Poetry review – SONGS FOR A DAUGHTER: Peter Ualrig Kennedy has written a moving sequence about his learning disabled daughter which is highly personal yet keeps the reader engaged throughout
year 2021
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Brian Docherty, poetry • 0 Comments
Where I am: Brian Docherty reviews MEXICA MIX a new poetry collection by Marina Sánchez
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, year 2021 • Tags: books, James Roderick Burns • 0 Comments
NO SPIDER HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS BOOK: James Roderick Burns ventures into an anthology – edited by Cherry Potts – which is devoted to the eight-legged creatures which are a source of alarm to many people.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: Alwyn Marriage, books, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – WHERE I’D WATCH PLASTIC TREES NOT GROW: Alwyn Marriage strongly recommends Hannah Hodgson’s distinctive poetry
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Louise Warren, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – everlove: Louise Warren finds both division and reassembly in Maggie Butt’s new collection
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, poetry, Rennie Halstead • 0 Comments
Poetry review – LITTLE QUAKES EVERY DAY: Rennie Halstead reviews a challenging first collection by Caroline Hardaker
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Edmund Prestwich, poetry • 1 Comment
Poetry review – STILL LIFE: Edmund Prestwich is drawn in and carried along by Ciaran Carson’s poetic meditations
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, poetry, Tina Cole • 0 Comments
Poetry review – STILL-LIFE WITH GOD: Tina Cole considers an engaging collection of questioning poetry by Cynthia Atkins
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, history, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, history, John Forth, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – RECALLING LONDON EAST: John Forth admires the plain speaking in this collection of reminiscent poetry by Pat Francis
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, John Forth, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – TALKING TO STANLEY ON THE TELEPHONE: John Forth enjoys his exploration of Michael Schmidt’s new collection
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, D A Prince, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – THE GARLAND KING: D A Prince respects the uncomfortable and uncompromising honesty in Matthew Hedley Stoppard’s collection
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Edmund Prestwich, poetry • 1 Comment
Poetry review – THE STONE AGE: Edmund Prestwich discusses an original and sometimes experimental new collection from Jen Hadfield