Merryn Williams welcomes a new book by John Pikoulis which relates the poetry of Alun Lewis to the circumstances surrounding his tragic death in 1944
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John Forth finds that humour is one of the keys to the success of Alberto Torrealba’s tale of a poetic duel (translated by Timothy Adès)
Thomas Ovans explores the complexities of Bethany Pope’s intense & tightly-wrought poetry
Paul McLoughlin reviews a collection set in the 1930s which recreates a lost age that was both golden and flawed.
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs reviews At the Races by Michael McCarthy and The Road to Murreigh by Paul McLoughlin. Work & Food by Peter Daniels and Mr Luczinski Makes a Move by Peter Daniels. Wounded Angels by Murray Bodo, Things to Say by John Lucas and Whistle by Martin Figura. Emergency Verse edited by Alan Morrison.
Optimization & Optimism Michael Bartholomew-Biggs looks at links between mathematics & poetry
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, year 2016 • Tags: books •
Thomas Ovans enjoys picking his way through some of the intricate twists and turns of Kate Atkinson’s prize-winning novel