Poetry review- JANUARY: Emma Storr enjoys a varied and accessible first collection by Sarah Barr
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Poetry review – FARMERS, QUEENS, TRAINS AND CLOWNS : Charles Rammelkamp finds both lament and celebration in a character-filled collection by g emil reutter
Poetry review – translating silence : Mat Riches admires the consistent and creative evocation of silence in a chapbook by Mike Barlow
Poetry review – BIG SEXY LUNCH: Pat Edwards enjoys fresh, boisterous and irreverent poems by Roxy Dunn
Poetry review – KISSING IN THE DARK: Carla Scarano follows Pat Edwards in a poetic exploration of identity and relationships
Poetry review – IN THE LATENESS OF THE WORLD: Carolyn Forché’s dense and imaginative poems prompt Michael Bartholomew-Biggs to a spot of introspection
Poetry review – WE COULD BE ANYWHERE BY NOW: Julie Hogg observes that Katherine Stansfield’s enjoyment of language doesn’t prevent her tackling darker subjects
Poetry review – THE CELESTIAL SPHERES: Peter Ualrig Kennedy has had a great time reading David Canning’s strong and vivid poems.
Poetry review – LOST CITY: Charlie Hill finds there are consolations among the bleak settings for Roz Goddard’s poems
* The Winter 2020 issue of LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features: * Kathryn de Leon * Steve Black * Chris Hardy * Stuart Handysides * Briege Duffaud * Frederick Pollack * Ian Heffernan * Brian Docherty * R G Jodah * Maggie Freeman * Elizabeth Smither * Jan-An Saab * Julia Duke * Jeni Curtis […]
Poetry review: Louise Warren reviews two new Indigo Dreams collections by Isabelle Kenyon and Claire Booker
Poetry review – THE PEREGRINE FALCONS OF YORK MINSTER: Alwyn Marriage finds a “delicious mixture of humour and pathos” in Carole Bromley’s collection
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: Alwyn Marriage, books, poetry