Poetry review – BREAD WITHOUT BUTTER: Louise Warren absorbs the atmosphere of Wendy French’s memoir of life in rural Wales
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by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, Peter Ualrig Kennedy, poetry • 1 Comment
Poetry Review – FATHER LEAR: Peter Ualrig Kennedy is transfixed by Penelope Shuttle’s mastery of her art in her most recent collection
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – SUNDAY’S CHILD: Carla Scarano examines Rebecca Bilkau’s poetic narrative of a wounded childhood
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, Pat Edwards, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – GRIT: Pat Edwards is impressed by Emily Oldfield’s ability to take her readers with her into a rugged landscape
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, Brian Docherty, poetry • 0 Comments
Anuther Glesca: a poetry review by Brian Docherty who takes a thorough look at the twists and turns of Owen Gallagher’s idiosyncratic collection Clydebuilt.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, Charles Rammelkamp, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – CAMILLE COMES UNGLUED : Charles Rammelkamp reviews a character-based chapbook by Jennifer Lagier
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, poetry, Thomas Ovans • 0 Comments
Poetry review – SELF-PORTRAIT AS ORNITHOLOGIST: Thomas Ovans appreciates Karen Lloyd’s gift for describing and understanding the natural world
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • poetry, year 2020 • Tags: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, poetry • 3 Comments
* The Autumn 2020 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: *Zoe Brooks *Colin Pink *Tony Beyer *Leona Gom *Daniel Bennett *James Roderick Burns *Jack Houston *Tom Phillips *Moya Pacey *Mary Franklin *Curtis Brown *Peter Kenny *Angela Kirby *Kathleen McPhilemy *Ruth Valentine *Marie Dullaghan *Molly Burnell *Tanner *Jane McLaughlin *Jennifer Johnson *Mary Robinson *Marion McCready […]
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, history, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, history, Norbert Hirschhorn, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – LET BATTLE COMMENCE: Norbert Hirschhorn reflects on Wendy Klein’s use of letters by one of her ancestors to make a poetic memoir of the American Civil War.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, Julie Hogg, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – HOTEL: Julie Hogg finds promise in a first collection by Ali Lewis
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: Angela Topping, books, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – MENAGERIE: Angela Topping enjoys a delightful illustrated chapbook by Cheryl Pearson
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, Emma Lee, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – KATABASIS: Emma Lee assesses a complex myth-poem sequence by Jay G Ying