John Williams reviews THE CLEAR DAYLIGHT by Peter Branson, first prize winner of the Littoral Poetry Book Competition, 2020/21
Poetry review – THE STONE AGE: Edmund Prestwich discusses an original and sometimes experimental new collection from Jen Hadfield
Poetry review – SONGS FOR A DAUGHTER: Peter Ualrig Kennedy has written a moving sequence about his learning disabled daughter which is highly personal yet keeps the reader engaged throughout
Where I am: Brian Docherty reviews MEXICA MIX a new poetry collection by Marina Sánchez
NO SPIDER HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS BOOK: James Roderick Burns ventures into an anthology – edited by Cherry Potts – which is devoted to the eight-legged creatures which are a source of alarm to many people.
Poetry review – WHERE I’D WATCH PLASTIC TREES NOT GROW: Alwyn Marriage strongly recommends Hannah Hodgson’s distinctive poetry
Poetry review – everlove: Louise Warren finds both division and reassembly in Maggie Butt’s new collection
Poetry review – LITTLE QUAKES EVERY DAY: Rennie Halstead reviews a challenging first collection by Caroline Hardaker
Poetry review – STILL LIFE: Edmund Prestwich is drawn in and carried along by Ciaran Carson’s poetic meditations
Poetry review – STILL-LIFE WITH GOD: Tina Cole considers an engaging collection of questioning poetry by Cynthia Atkins
Poetry review – RECALLING LONDON EAST: John Forth admires the plain speaking in this collection of reminiscent poetry by Pat Francis
Poetry review – YIELD: Carla Scarano D’Antonio reflects on a very personal collection by Claire Dyer
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano D’Antonio, poetry