Poetry review – MY HOLLYWOOD AND OTHER POEMS: P W Bridgman admires the humanity and discernment in this collection by Boris Dralyuk
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Poetry review – REQUIEM: P.W. Bridgman takes an in-depth look at Síofra McSherry’s long poem which faces loss and death
Poetry review – THE KINDNESS OF THE EEL: P.W. Bridgman finds both magic and hope at the heart of Ben Ray’s poetry
Poetry review – EMPIRE OF EDEN: P.W. Bridgman takes an in-depth look at a collection by Tom Laichas which reimagines the Book of Genesis
Poetry review – The Unreturning: P W Bridgman salutes Martin Malone’s poetic counter-attack on certain received ideas about the Great War
P.W. Bridgman sums up Gary Allen’s powerful book-length poem as “a jagged lament for a despoiled Eden that never was”
P W Bridgman finds the poems in a new future-focussed anthology to be both enjoyable and thought-provoking
P W Bridgman confesses himself pleasantly surprised by an unorthodox combination of poetry collection and murder mystery: he promises however that his review contains no spoilers.
Poetry review – UP LATE: P.W. Bridgman admires Nick Laird’s collection which, while rooted in personal grief, involves the reader in a wider and deeper experience of their own
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