Poetry review – SORRY ABOUT THE MESS: Peter Daniels reviews a poignant and personal collection by Heather Trickey
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by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry, year 2021 • Tags: books, poetry, Roger Caldwell • 0 Comments
VAPOUR TRAILS: Roger Caldwell “reviews the reviewer” and discusses a collection of John Greening‘s writings on poets and poetry
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Edmund Prestwich, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – MY MOTHER WITH A BEETLE IN HER HAIR: Edmund Prestwich finds that this Selima Hill collection blends a satisfying unity with surprising diversity
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, poetry, Stuart Henson • 0 Comments
Poetry review – YES BUT WHAT IS THIS? WHAT EXACTLY? : Stuart Henson finds Ian McMillan’s poetry to be a mix of the good-humoured and the seriously thought-provoking
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: Adele Ward, books, poetry • 1 Comment
Poetry Review – LIMINAL: Adele Ward reviews Laura Fusco’s collection translated from the Italian by Caroline Maldonado
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, poetry, Richie McCaffery • 0 Comments
Poetry review – PAPER CUT: Richie McCaffery enjoys the approachability of Hamish Whyte’s poems – but warns the reader not to underestimate them
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Peter Ualrig Kennedy, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – EX-CHANGES: Peter Ualrig Kennedy expresses his admiration for Antony Johae’s intriguing poems of reminiscence
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Emma Lee, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – A DINNER PARTY IN THE HOME COUNTIES: Emma Lee credits Reshma Ruia with being able to spot and to use the small but telling details of a social encounter.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Chris Beckett, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – TO DARN, TO MEND, TO INTERWEAVE: Chris Beckett reviews a very personal collection by Jo Roach in which the past is intermingled with the present
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, poetry, Wendy Klein • 0 Comments
Poetry review – ALONENESS IS A MANY-HEADED BIRD: Wendy Klein finds a collaborative collection by Rosie Jackson and Dawn Gorman to be compulsive reading
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Charles Rammelkamp, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – ZOMBIES AT THE DISCO: Charles Rammelkamp gets to know quite a lot about Alison Stone through her autobiographical ghazals
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Neil Fulwood, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – REDSTREAKS: Neil Fulwood considers Paul Binding’s chapbook to be deserving as much careful attention as a full collection