Death Comes to Pemberley. Review by Barbara Lewis. “Jane Austen wrote six novels, pretty much all about the same sort of thing,” declares the programme note to P.D. James’ artful sequel to possibly the most popular of the six (or seven, if you count the unfinished “Sanditon”).
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Poetry review – THE SCREW CITY POEMS: Charles Rammelkamp enjoys dipping into a comprehensive New & Selected from Richard Vargas
WILD BOAR: Alex Josephy is intrigued by an enigmatic and poetic first novel by Hannah Lutz which is deeply concerned about the climate crisis
Poetry review – DIAMONDS & RUST: Charles Rammelkamp engages with Catalina Vergara’s love poem both in its original Spanish and as rendered in English by Tiffany Troy
Poetry review – CELL: Nick Cooke takes a serious look at the very serious themes addressed in a powerful new collection by Ruth O’Callaghan
Poetry review – TREMBLING EARTH: Jennifer Johnson is moved by Finola Scott’s gentle poetry full of concern for our threatened environment
Poetry review – THE OPPOSITE OF SWEDISH DEATH CLEANING: Mat Riches enjoys Alison Binney’s deft handling and close examination of familiar subjects
Poetry review – THE HUM HEARERS: Chris Konrad finds Shey Marque’s new collection to be a search for the irreducible essence at the centre of what we call life
Poetry review – THE ELIMINATION GAME: Diana Cant admires Mary Mulholland’s frank and eloquent ways of dealing with issues of ageing
Poetry review – EURYDICE IN THE RUINED HOUSE: Pat Edwards commends Anna Saunders’ use of Greek myth to illuminate contemporary situations
Poetry review – SECRET CODES: Jennifer Johnson enjoys and is intrigued by an element of mystery in Marian Eastwood’s poems
Paradise Lost. Review by Alan Price. Talking to some of my poetry reading friends on how they feel about Milton they all said he is greatly admired but unloved: especially when tackling his epic (700 lines) poem, Paradise Lost.
By Alan Price • books, poetry, year 2025 • Tags: Alan Price, books, poetry