Poetry review – LETTER TO ’OUMUAMUA: James Roderick Burns recommends James Norcliffe’s new collection as a stimulating and constructive vade mecum for our times
James Roderick Burns
Poetry review – HAIL MARYS: James Roderick Burns explores an intriguingly-themed collection by Pat Edwards and finds himself wanting more
Poetry review – THE GUEST ROOM: James Roderick Burns finds Diana Hendry’s collection to be even more than the sum of its excellent parts
Poetry review – AS IF TO SING: James Roderick Burns admires the music and musicality running through this collection by Paul Henry
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
Poetry review – PERFORMANCE RITES: James Roderick Burns admires Barry Smith’s exploration of the overlap between art and nature
NO ONE HAS ANY INTENTION OF BUILDING A WALL: James Roderick Burns finds considerable power in a slim volume of short stories by Ruth Brandt
Poetry review – HI-VIZ: James Roderick Burns finds real depth beneath Ben Banyard’s light-touch observations
Poetry review – THE HOUSE OF EVERYTHING: James Roderick Burns walks through the John Soane museum guided by Robert Seatter’s poetry
Poetry review – THIS KILT OF MANY COLOURS: James Roderick Burns investigates David Bleiman’s unusually dense pamphlet
Poetry review – THE LAST DINOSAUR IN DONCASTER: James Roderick Burns finds gritty lyricism in a promising first collection by Sarah Wimbush
Poetry review – TOYS / TRICKS / TRAPS James Roderick Burns admires Christopher Reid’s tightly focussed examination of childhood
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2026 • Tags: books, James Roderick Burns, poetry