THE DIVERTED SELF: Business Class from this World to the Next. Andrew Parkin reviews PW Bridgman’s new collection IDIOLECT
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Poetry review – THIS KILT OF MANY COLOURS: James Roderick Burns investigates David Bleiman’s unusually dense pamphlet
THE BEST SLAM/STAND-UP PERFORMANCE/SPOKEN WORD POETRY BOOK IN THE WORLD: David Mitchell reviews an anthology including over 70 poets edited by Jenn Hart & Clive Bernie
Poetry review – WHATSNAME STREET: Rennie Halstead explores last-century Lambeth as portrayed in Anna Robinson’s authentic and entertaining collection
Poetry review – A DISTANT HUM: Louise Warren enjoys Robin Thomas’s ability to surprise his readers
Poetry review – VIEW FROM THE VILLA DELIRIUM: D A Prince admires the generosity of spirit which inhabits Brian Docherty’s accomplished poetry
Poetry review – TWELVE DAYS: Carla Scarano enjoys a seasonal poem and picture collaboration from Stuart Henson & Bill Sanderson
Poetry review – PHOENIX: Neil Fulwood is moved and encouraged by the spirit of reconciliation and collaboration running through this collection by Antony Owen
BALLET FOR MURDERERS: Charles Rammelkamp reviews a poetry and prose collection by Richard Wayne Horton
Poetry review – RENTED: Pat Edwards engages with a challenging collection by Sue Johns
Scottish stand-up comedian Daniel Sloss is a centurion by his own admission – in other words, he has slept with at least 100 women. One triggered the dark outpouring Jigsaw, which became a Netflix sensation, notorious for causing more than 300 divorces, 350 cancelled engagements and 120,000 breakups – so far.
Poetry review – REYKJAVIK REQUIEM: Julie Hogg considers a challenging collection by Icelandic poet Gerður Kristný
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Julie Hogg, poetry