2013 – Page 3 – Sabotage

The Ophelia Letters by Rebecca Tamás and The Burning by Anna Selby

November 15, 2013November 14, 2013 Editor Anna Selby, Ophelia, Paul McMenemy, Rebecca Tamás, salt modern voices, salt publishing, Shakespeare, Werner Herzog

-Reviewed by Paul McMenemy– The first poem in any collection has a lot of work to do, introducing themes,

Weird Lies Arachne Press

Weird Lies (ed. Cherry Potts)

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013 dj4twinx Alex Smith, Andie Berryman, Andrew Lloyd-Jones, Angela Trevithick, Arachne Press, Barry McKinley, Cherry Potts, Christopher Samuels, CT Kingston, David Mildon, Derek Ivan Webster, fantasy, Joshan Esfandiari Martin, Lee Reynoldson, Liars' League, London Lies, Lovers Lies, Rebecca J Payne, Red Dwarf, Richard Smyth, sci-fi, Weird Lies

-Reviewed by Andie Berryman– The Liars’ League is a monthly spoken word event held in London and other UK locations

Pamphlets Poetry

Homecoming by Carrie Etter

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013 Editor Carrie Etter, Dancing Girl Press, dancing girl press & studio, Penny Boxall

-Reviewed by Penny Boxall– Homecoming opens with a train wreck. The title poem is a deftly-handled slipping of language as

sad robot stories Mason Johnson

Sad Robot Stories by Mason Johnson

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 dj4twinx CCLAP, David Sheridan, LGBT, Mason Johnson, Pan's Labyrinth, Robots, Sad Robot Stories, sci-fi

-Reviewed by David Sheridan- Whew. Just let me sit down a second, catch my breath. Whew, okay, yeah. That was

Review: Hammer & Tongue Camden Slam Final 14/10/13

November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 websterpoet Amy Acre, Catalina Ferro, Charlie Dupré, Gilbert Francois, Hammer & Tongue, Irina Jauhiainen, Kareem Perkins-Brown, Kemi Taiwo, Matt Cummins, Michelle Madsen, performance poetry, Poet Curious, Review, Richard Marsh, Ross Sutherland, Sage & Time, Sarah Perry, slam, Spoken Word, Stephanie Dogfoot, Steve Larkin

– reviewed by Irina Jauhiainen – As you may know, Hammer & Tongue is a national network of poetry slams

Review: Talking Heids 24/09/13 Feat. Colin McGuire | Janette Ayachi | Kevin Cadwallender

November 5, 2013 websterpoet Colin McGuire, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Janette Ayachi, Kevin Cadwallender, performance poetry, Review, Sofi's Bar, Spoken Word, Talking Heids

– Reviewed by Hayden Westfield-Bell – We’re back in Sofi’s, drinking quietly amidst the flickering light of the candles. The

Object Pamphlets Poetry

Semblance by Chris Pusateri

October 31, 2013November 3, 2013 Editor Chris Pusateri, David Clarke, Dusie Press

-Reviewed by David Clarke– This is a recording of a spontaneous, spoken review of Semblance (Dusie Press, 2013) by Chris Pusateri

Magazine Poetry

Belleville Park Pages #6 and 7

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 Editor Belleville Park Pages, Book Thug Nation, Claire L. Kimber, Foyles, Frederick Pollack, James Bird, Judi Sutherland, Kerry Featherstone, Matthew Dickman, Shakespeare & Co, Will Cox

-Reviewed by Judi Sutherland– What is this that has come through my letterbox? Little cellophane packets, the size and shape of

Mr Darwin's Gardener

Novella Translation

Mr Darwin’s Gardener by Kristina Carlson (trans. Emily & Fleur Jeremiah)

October 27, 2013December 22, 2013 dj4twinx Asko Sahlberg, Charles Darwin, Emily Jeremiah, Finland, Fleur Jeremiah, Kristina Carlson, Peirene Press, Richard T. Watson, The Brothers

-Reviewed by Richard T. Watson– You’ve heard, I’m sure, of Charles Darwin. You might not have heard of Thomas Davies,

Evie and Guy Dan Holloway cover

Evie and Guy by Dan Holloway

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 Editor Dan Holloway, David Sheridan, Evie and Guy, Lacan, Rothko, story in numbers, Tracey Emin

-Reviewed by David Sheridan- In one interview, Dan Holloway revels in the moment when a member of his reading group