poetry

Poetry review – CANTICLE: Thomas Ovans is pleasantly surprised by the scope, depth and approachability of Murray Bodo’s poetry

Poetry review – PERFORMANCE RITES: James Roderick Burns admires Barry Smith’s exploration of the overlap between art and nature

Poetry review – CONVERSATIONS: Mat Riches reviews Julia Duke’s poetic reflections on how we talk to one another

Poetry Review – THE KNUCKLEBONE FLOOR: Stuart Henson explores the many elements in Linda France’s new collection

Paul McDonald reviews Seren’s new two-volume edition of Peter Finch’s Collected Poems

Poetry review – DEFYING EXTINCTION: Charles Rammelkamp finds both resistance and acceptance in Amy Barone’s poems about mortality

Poetry Review – THE BLOCKADE SWALLOW: Merryn Williams is amazed by the poetry which Olga Berggolts was able to make out of her tragic life

Poetry review – THE FALL OF SINGAPORE: Carla Scarano reviews Greg Freeman’s prose and poetry memoir of his father’s wartime experiences

Poetry review – YOUR NEARNESS: Edmund Prestwich finds it rewarding to tackle the difficult aspects of Forrest Gander’s poetry

Poetry review – SAME DIFFERENCE: Pat Edwards is impressed by Ben Wilkinson’s poetic versatility

Poetry review – MUCKLE ANIMA: Pat Edwards commends an ambitious collection by Paul Waring

Poetry review – LEMONADE IN THE ARMENIAN QUARTER: Rennie Halstead welcomes the messages of love and forgiveness in Sarah Mnatzaganian’s pamphlet