Poetry review – BLUE IN GREEN: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs enjoys the warm and upbeat tone of John Harvey’s latest chapbook
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WAYWARD THOUGHTS – Pat Edwards reviews a poetry and lute collaboration by Cheryl Moskowitz and Sam Brown
Poetry review – BELIEVING IN THE PLANET: Alwyn Marriage appreciates the range of themes in Myra Schneider’s new collection
Poetry review – BREAKFAST WITH THE SCAVENGERS: Pat Edwards finds Ben Rhys Palmer’s collection to be a bit of a wake-up call
Poetry review – THE TWICE-TURNED EARTH: Mat Riches welcomes another (and possibly overdue) pamphlet from Siegfried Baber
Poetry review – CHOSEN GROUND: Colin Pink follows the twists and turns in this collection by Christopher M James and finds some surprising insights
REMEMBERING DONALD ATKINSON: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs reflects on the relatively short career of a very original poet and adds some personal memories.
JOHN LUCAS ONLINE: London Grip draws attention to a small cache of rather precious material … which has proved to be even more important than we first realised
Poetry review – FIFTY POEMS: Ian Pople considers some new translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry by Geoffrey Lehmann
Poetry review – COLLECTED LONGER POEMS: Jennifer Johnson dips into a substantial body of work by Anthony Howell
Poetry review – BRIDGING TIME 1944-2024: Thomas Ovans is moved and intrigued by Patricia Townsend’s sonnet sequence incorporating and responding to wartime letters from her father.
Poetry review- THE INVISIBLE MAN’S TAILOR: Neil Elder welcomes an unusual and original debut collection from Patrick Meeds
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2025