Poetry review – IN THE COUNTRY OF THE PEREGRINE: Charles Rammelkamp considers Wade Stevenson’s eloquently questioning poetry on love
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Poetry review – THE KINGDOM: DA Prince explores the timeless locations created in Jane Draycott’s latest collection
Poetry review – WHEN THE WORLD WAS LEFT IN PIECES: Kate Noakes admires Jennifer Copley’s compact but telling portrayal of war’s consequences
Poetry review – TALKING ME OFF THE ROOF : Charles Rammelkamp is moved by the tenderness of Laurie Kuntz’s poems of love for family and neighbours
WHAT THE TRUMPET TAUGHT ME: Pamela Johnson enjoys a collection of prose reminiscences by the poet Kim Moore
THE LIFE OF MARK AKENSIDE: Roger Caldwell commends Barbara Morden’s work in revisiting the life and work of a neglected poet of the 18th century
Poetry review – TRAVELLERS OF THE NORTH and HARALD IN BYZANTIUM: Edmund Prestwich considers two collections, by Fiona Smith and Kevin Crossley-Holland, that give voice to characters from history
Poetry review – 100 POEMS: Carla Scarano examines the poetry of Umberto Saba in a new translation by Patrick Worsnip
Poetry review – TENDERFOOT: Anne Ryland admires Chris Beckett’s affectionate poetic reflections on growing up in Ethiopia
Poetry review – SOLACE: John Forth looks for clues among Rosemary Norman’s teasing and riddle-like poems
Poetry review – STARSPIN: Luigi Marchini finds both careful observation and lyricism in the latest collection by Graheme Barrasford Young
Poetry review – TEN LINES: Rennie Halstead reviews a prize-winning collection of short poems by Sarah James
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2023 2 • Tags: books, poetry, Rennie Halstead