Poetry review – STILL LIFE WITH APOCALYPSE: Charles Rammelkamp is grimly fascinated by Alan Catlin’s poetic reporting of multiple disasters
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Poetry review – THE DINGO’S NOCTUARY: Kimberly K. Williams admires the commitment and passion behind this remarkable book by Judith Nangala Crispin
Poetry review – HERE & THEREAFTER: Lucy Winrow admires a poetic exploration of family history by Alice Miller
Poetry review – GOYA AS DOG: Jennifer Johnson appreciates the work of both authors in Donald Gardner’s translations of poems by Stefan Hertmans
Poetry review – A DAY LIKE NO OTHER: Thomas Ovans considers a new and generous selection from James Norcliffe’s many collections
Poetry review – SKINSHIP: Sue Wallace-Shaddad examines a collection by Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana that deals with an emotional journey while also covering geographical and cultural distances
Poetry review – PECKINPAH SUITE: Oz Hardwick considers Paul Munden’s collection which reflects on – and could be an introduction to – the work of film director Sam Peckinpah
Poetry review – LINE DANCING: Ian Pople considers how the particular strengths of N S Thompson’s poetry show themselves across this wide-ranging collection
Poetry review – THE AMYGDALA SAFARI: Peter Devonald is captivated by the heart, soul and wonder of Carmella de Keyser’s marvellous collection for the young and young at heart.
Poetry review– SONGS OF CASTELVECCHIO : Alan Price is pleased to read a new translation of poems by Giovanni Pascoli
Poetry review – DODDER DAUGHTER: Belinda Cooke looks at poems of loss by Nessa O’Mahony which are enhanced by their surroundings, both domestic and natural
Poetry review – ENGLISH LAUGHTER: John O’Donoghue finds hope in the humour and fair-mindedness that Alan Morrison perceives as being vitally English characteristics
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