THE ONCE AND FUTURE MOON : Louise Warren investigates an anthology of speculative fiction compiled and edited by Allen Ashley
Poetry review – NEW HUNGER: Kate Noakes enjoys dipping into a new pamphlet by Ella Duffy
Poetry review – SOFT TARGETS: Deborah Landau’s poetry deals with a threatening world but Edmund Prestwich detects hope and tenderness as well.
Poetry review – A POST CARD TO: Alwyn Marriage considers an unusual book by John Greening and Stuart Henson – and advises us not to judge it by its cover!
Poetry review – WAYS OF SPEECH: Carla Scarano D’Antonio reviews Ann Pilling’s new collection which deals authentically with both light and dark aspects of everyday life
Poetry review – REDSTREAKS: Neil Fulwood considers Paul Binding’s chapbook to be deserving as much careful attention as a full collection
Poetry review – SORRY ABOUT THE MESS: Peter Daniels reviews a poignant and personal collection by Heather Trickey
The Rome Plague Diaries, Lockdown Life in the Eternal City: In times when many of us have been wondering why we didn’t get ourselves stranded near a Caribbean beach, Matthew Kneale decided there was nowhere on the planet he would rather be locked down than where he was in his adoptive city of Rome.
At the start of 2020, Southwark Playhouse commissioned a group of playwrights to write short plays. The aim was for them to be performed on stage by the Elders Company, the playhouse’s drama group for anyone aged 65 and over, but then lockdown came along.
VAPOUR TRAILS: Roger Caldwell “reviews the reviewer” and discusses a collection of John Greening‘s writings on poets and poetry
Poetry review – MY MOTHER WITH A BEETLE IN HER HAIR: Edmund Prestwich finds that this Selima Hill collection blends a satisfying unity with surprising diversity
Poetry review – OF HEARTS: Sue Wallace Shaddad feels pulled into the emotional world of Karen Dennison’s poems
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, poetry, Sue Wallace-Shaddad