Poetry review – BLOOM: Edmund Prestwich considers the subtle and sensitive poems of Sarah Westcott
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Poetry review – PURGATORIO: Edmund Prestwich looks at a new translation by DM Black
Poetry review – THE TASTE OF STEEL / THE SMELL OF SNOW: Edmund Prestwich explores a double volume of poems by Danish poet Pia Tafdrup (translated by David McDuff)
Poetry review – THE STONE AGE: Edmund Prestwich discusses an original and sometimes experimental new collection from Jen Hadfield
Poetry review – STILL LIFE: Edmund Prestwich is drawn in and carried along by Ciaran Carson’s poetic meditations
Poetry review – SOFT TARGETS: Deborah Landau’s poetry deals with a threatening world but Edmund Prestwich detects hope and tenderness as well.
Poetry review – MY MOTHER WITH A BEETLE IN HER HAIR: Edmund Prestwich finds that this Selima Hill collection blends a satisfying unity with surprising diversity
THE FIRE OF JOY: Edmund Prestwich looks at a very personal poetry compilation by Clive James
Poetry Review – GRIMOIRE: Edmund Prestwich admires Robin Roberson’s invocation of dark powers in his new collection
Poetry review – OAK: Edmund Prestwich is captivated by an imaginative poem-biography of an oak tree by Katharine Towers
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, ecology, poetry reviews, year 2021 1 • Tags: books, ecology, Edmund Prestwich, poetry