Poetry Review – MERCY: David Cooke discerns many intriguing elements in a promising first collection by Róisín Kelly
Poetry Review – THE GIRL WHO CRIED: Alex Josephy is moved by the eloquence of Charlotte Gann’s poetry
Poetry Review – OUT OF SILENCE: Stephen Claughton considers Fred Beake’s new collection of lucid and atmospheric poems of reflection
Poetry Review – SCION: Mat Riches engages with Sue Rose’s powerful exploration of family and identity
Poetry Review – SAVING FRUIT – Rennie Halstead looks at a lost way of life in rural Lincolnshire in Lynda Plater’s latest pamphlet.
Poetry Review – SLEEPER: James Roderick Burns finds that Jo Colley’s new collection is very appropriate for the current difficult times
Poetry review – REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES: Emma Storr reviews a collection by Patrick Lodge which features vivid and dramatic poems about the explorations of Captain Cook
Poetry review – VERITAS: Alwyn Marriage is impressed by Jacqueline Saphra’s skilfully crafted poetic responses to the paintings of Artemisia Gentileschi
Poetry review – A WARM AND SNOUTING THING: Charlie Hill reviews an engaging and intriguingly ambiguous new collection from Ramona Herdman
Poetry review – CUCKOO: Daniel Bennett reviews a densely populated and imaginative collection by Nichola Deane
Poetry Review – SAFFRON JACK: Kate Noakes is enthusiastic about a new narrative sequence by Rishi Dastidar
Poetry review – NAKED SINCE FAVERSHAM: Carla Scarano praises Alex Josephy’s new collection for its multifaceted images and musical language
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 0 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry