A denizen is a person, animal or plant that lives in a particular place or region. Photographer Andres Serrano, best known for causing outrage with taboo-breaking images, decided it was le mot juste to describe the homeless people of Brussels he was asked to photograph by the city’s fine arts museum.
Nick Cooke explores Vanessa Gebbie’s poetic tribute to battle victims of World War One
John Forth identifies with much that appears in a poetic memoir by Alexis Lykiard
Peter Daniels reflects on what is oblique or unspoken in the mythic poetry of J O Morgan
Brian Docherty displays an impressively wide imaginative range in his new collection Independence Day
Norbert Hirschhorn enjoys a promising first pamphlet collection by Louise Warren
Richie McCaffery is impressed by originality of vision and authenticity in the poetry of Angus Martin.
Emma Lee finds that a powerful new collection by Ruth O’Callaghan can look unflinchingly at evil yet still keep faith in human capacity for regeneration
As if an extraordinary imagination for fantastic, unsettling monsters and a genius ahead of his time for sensitive, naturalistic depictions of ordinary people weren’t enough, Hieronymous Bosch also had a modern knack for successful branding.
Northern Ireland’s permanent representation in Brussels periodically brings to the capital of Europe a sample of Northern Irish culture in a spirit of cross-cultural exchange that risks being disrupted in the event of a Brexit.
David Cooke applauds the efforts of Paul Vincent & John Irons in selecting and translating an anthology which spans 1000 years of Dutch poetry
Paul McLoughlin finds that the poems of Allan E Baker, although carefully crafted, can still sound as though they came naturally
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, Paul McLoughin, poetry