Poetry review – REFLECTIONS IN A DIRTY MIRROR: Charles Rammelkamp surveys Tony Dawson’s somewhat bleak view of the world
year 2024
Poetry review – NOT ENOUGH RAGE – Neil Elder finds this new collection by Gram Joel Davies lives up to the aims implied by its title
Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear. Review by Barbara Lewis. A cast of five tackles all the complexity of Conan Doyle’s fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel that is as clever, contrived and satisfying as a cryptic crossword.
Poetry review – VELVEL’S VIOLIN: Wendy Klein reviews a collection by Jacqueline Saphra whose themes have acquired even more depth and significance in light of post-publication events
I Was Born But…. / There Was a Father. Review by Alan Price. This Spring sees the BFI Blu Ray release of I Was Born But…. coupled with There Was a Father and the publication of a translation of Shiguehiko Hasumi’s book Directed by Yasujiro Ozu. A dual event to celebrate.
The Prince and the Plunder. Review by Barbara Lewis. The story of Ethiopian Prince Alamayu, or Alemayehu, depending on your choice of spelling, is haunting because it could have been so different. Above all, he should never have died when and where he did.
Poetry review – HARTSONGS: Pam Thompson is engaged and intrigued by this narrative sequence from Lisa Matthews
Poetry review – DEAR RWANDA: Alwyn Marriage admires how well Isabella Mead’s poems have captured her experience of living in another country
FESTIVAL IN A BOOK: Louise Warren reviews a compilation of writing in celebration of the Wenlock Poetry Festival
Poetry review – ON BALANCE: Sultana Raza is intrigued by the underlying threads and themes in this short collection by John Harvey
Poetry review – STREET SAILING: Mat Riches notes both the craft and the construction of a collection by Matt Gilbert
Poetry review – ALOGOPOIESIS: Kimberly K. Williams examines an unusual & substantial collection by Amelia Walker
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