John Forth

Poetry review – TALKING TO STANLEY ON THE TELEPHONE: John Forth enjoys his exploration of Michael Schmidt’s new collection

Poetry review – LENI’S TRIUMPH: John Forth digs deep into a complex collection by Colin Falck

Poetry Review – The Machineries of Joy: John Forth seeks to do justice to the sheer range of Peter Finch’s poetry

Poetry review – The Tipping line: John Forth finds that Paul Maddern’s collection is far less daunting than its unusual form might suggest

Poetry Review – Blue Wallpaper: John Forth is impressed by the autobiographical element in Robert Hamberger’s new collection

John Forth finds that – among its many other achievements – Ann Drysdale’s poetry nearly always cheers him up

John Forth appreciates the sense of knowledge and information worn lightly that runs through the poetry of Tony Roberts

John Forth appreciates a carefully-compiled first collection by Andrew Geary

John Forth finds that John Levett’s new collection raises a number of questions

John Forth welcomes Robert Walton’s second collection – even if it comes a long time after the first

John Forth investigates the thinking behind the poems in Peter Bland’s latest collection

John Forth praises a poetry anthology which rises to the challenge of saying something original about birds