Poetry review – THE MESSENGER HOUSE: Kate Ashton is intrigued by Janet Sutherland’s poetic correspondence between travellers more than a century apart
year 2024
Poetry review – A THOUSAND MILES FROM THE SEA: D Rudd-Mitchell looks at a short but powerful prize-winning pamphlet by Jane Burn
Poetry review – OLD MEN: Paul McDonald finds plenty of verve and imagination as well as mature reflection in the latest collection by Peter Daniels
Cutting the Tightrope. Review by Barbara Lewis. The arts have always had a role in saying the unsayable, making it all but inevitable that Arts Council England’s effort to clarify advice issued early this year on the risk of making political statements would only add to the controversy.
Poetry review – FASSBINDER: HIS MOVIES, MY POEMS: Charles Rammelkamp examines Drew Pisarra’s poetic tribute to the films of Rainer Fassbinder
Poetry review – SOUL FEAST: Stuart Henson browses a Bloodaxe anthology of poems offering hope and light
Hong Kong Whispers. Review by Barbara Lewis. Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated places on earth, was the muse of the late German photographer Michael Wolf.
Poetry review – COLLECTED POEMS: Edmund Prestwich is grateful for this full and eminently readable record of Fleur Adcock’s poetic creativity
Poetry review – SPIN: Pat Edwards appreciates the way that Laurie Bolger makes engaging poetry out of rather commonplace experiences
OUT OF GAZA: Merryn Williams reviews a new anthology of Palestinian poetry
Expressionists – Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider. Review by Graham Buchan. The Blue Rider was a diverse group of avant-garde artists from a variety of countries and backgrounds who gathered together in Munich pre-First World War to share their beliefs and enthusiasms.
Poetry review – HOLY WINTER 20/21: Colin Pink explores Sasha Dugdale’s translation of Maria Stepanova’s powerful book length poem
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