Poetry review – BLACK MASCARA (WATERPROOF) : Emma Lee finds some serious themes behind the surface lightness of Rosalind Easton’s poems
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Poetry review – A DINNER PARTY IN THE HOME COUNTIES: Emma Lee credits Reshma Ruia with being able to spot and to use the small but telling details of a social encounter.
Poetry review – COOKING WITH MARILYN: Emma Lee enjoys Angela Readman’s poetic portrait of a film star
Poetry review – KATABASIS: Emma Lee assesses a complex myth-poem sequence by Jay G Ying
Poetry review – JAPANESE TOSA: Emma Lee is intrigued by Aldo Quagliotti’s collection which seems to make a virtue out of the fact that English is not the author’s first language
Poetry Review – THE WHIMSY OF DANK JU-JU: Emma Lee admires the controlled energy of Sascha Aurora Akhtar’s writing
Small press publishing: Emma Lee assesses a useful beginner’s guide by Isabelle Kenyon
Emma Lee follows poems by Victoria Gatehouse as they take a sometimes clinical view of the journey from young woman to parent
Emma Lee dips into a collection of gentle and reflective poems by Bethany Rivers
Emma Lee picks her way through a narrative sequence by Math Jones about untangling life’s complexities
Emma Lee finds that Merryn Williams’ poetic skills are well displayed in this collection of new and selected poems
Poetry review – SHIELD: Emma Lee finds a powerful message within Jamie Hale’s very personal poetry
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Emma Lee, poetry