Poetry review – BETWEEN A DROWNING MAN: Stuart Henson explores the territory defined by Martyn Crucefix’s deeply reflective poetry
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Poetry review – REMINDED OF SOMETHING: Louise Warren investigates a many-sided collection by Robin Thomas
Decadent Women. Review by Alan Price. Jad Adam’s book is the first to document the female contribution to a journal that began to be associated with the blanket term decadence. From 1894 to 1897 it was London’s most chic publication that new writers clamoured to be in.
Poetry review – UP LATE: P.W. Bridgman admires Nick Laird’s collection which, while rooted in personal grief, involves the reader in a wider and deeper experience of their own
Poetry review – SWEET SHOP: D A Prince is intrigued by the composition of this New & Selected from Amit Chaudhuri
Poetry review – A CHANGE IN THE AIR: Alwyn Marriage finds much to enjoy in the latest collection by Jane Clarke
Poetry review – THE YEAR OF TWO WINTERS: Rennie Halstead admires Emma Storr’s eye for detail and her skill in creating vivid images
Beyond Ourselves. Review by Barbara Lewis. Making dreams come true has never been easy, but the joy of theatre is in the trying.
Poetry review – WHATEVER YOU DO, JUST DON’T: Emma Storr finds Matthew Stewart ‘s collection both entertaining and thought-provoking
WALK THE DARKNESS DOWN: Charles Rammelkamp is drawn into the struggles of characters in Daniel Magariel’s bleak but powerful novel Walk the Darkness Down Daniel Magariel Bloomsbury Publishing 2023 ISBN: 978-1-63557-814-0 224 pages $27.99 Toward the end of Daniel Magariel’s poignant novel, Josie, an abused prostitute that Marlene and Les, the estranged protagonists, each tries […]
ReClaim. Review by Barbara Lewis. A thought-provoking display of jewellery-cum-art that leaves us with a renewed awareness that recycling cannot reverse the harm we cause.
Poetry review – (m)othersongs: Diana Cant reflects on a moving and personal collection by Sarah Doyle
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