SOMETIME, IN A CHURCHYARD: Pat Edwards finds that the past is brought to life by a combination of Louise Warren’s poetry and Charlotte Harker’s drawings
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Poetry review – THE KENTISH REBELLION: Rennie Halstead admires Robert Selby’s successful intermingling of history and poetry
Poetry review – THE LITTLE HOURS: Stuart Henson surveys a comprehensive “new & selected” from Hilary Llewellyn-Williams
Poetry review – ROOKIE: Louise Warren welcomes this selection from Caroline Bird’s previous books
Poetry review – WORKWEAR: Stephen Claughton admires the range of human experience which is touched upon in Carla Scarano D’Antonio’s new collection
Poetry review – TODAY IN THE FOREST: Michael Paul Hogan is fascinated by a fragmentary myth created by Cindy Rinne
EAST WINDS: Charles Rammelkamp reviews a romantic memoir by Rachel Rueckert which is also a travel-guide and a critique of Mormonism
Poetry review – FEAR OF FORKS: Mat Riches finds and enjoys many layers in this short collection by Hilary Menos
ON POETRY: Emma Lee reviews a new book by Jackie Wills which gives insights into how to develop poetic skills and also how to guide others
The Lindisfarne Gospels at Laing Art Gallery. Review by Carla Scarano. At the renowned Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle a new and enthralling exhibition features the Lindisfarne Gospels, which are on loan from the British Library until the 3rd of December 2022.
Poetry review – JOURNEY INTO SPACE: Merryn Willams appreciates the nostalgic elements in Seán Street’s poetry
Poetry review – SHELLING PEAS WITH MY GRANDMOTHER IN THE GORGIOLANDS: James Roderick Burns appreciates the atmospheric detail in an admirable first full collection by Sarah Wimbush
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