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Collection Poetry

Beast by Frances Justine Post

November 22, 2014November 22, 2014 Editor Augury Books, Cecilia Bennett, Frances Justine Post

-Reviewed by Cecilia Bennett- In ‘Self-Portrait as Beast’, Frances Justine Post’s introductory poem in this début collection, the narrator puts

Collection Poetry

Outside Looking On by Chimène Suleyman

November 13, 2014November 12, 2014 Editor Charles Whalley, Chimene Suleyman, Dave Coates, Influx Press

-Reviewed by Charles Whalley– A common workshop exercise is to trim the first lines from a poem, to fend off

In Conversation with Dave Coates

November 12, 2014 Editor Ahren Warner, Charles Whalley, Dave Coates, Fiona Moore, Forward Prizes, James Franco, Joey Connolly, Paul McMenemy, Rachel Boast

-With Charles Whalley– Dave Coates, writing on his blog (davepoems.wordpress.com) and elsewhere, is becoming known as one of the most

Collection Poetry

Letting Go by Angela Topping

November 12, 2014 Editor angela topping, Cecil Day-Lewis, Emma Lee, Mother's Milk Books

-Reviewed by Emma Lee– The title is from a Cecil Day-Lewis quote: ‘How selfhood begins with a walking away, /

Anthology Poetry

The Emma Press Anthology of Motherhood and The Emma Press Anthology of Fatherhood

November 3, 2014October 31, 2014 Editor Alan Buckley, angela topping, Carole Bromley, Carolyn Jess Cooke, Clare Pollard, Deborah Alma, Emma Wright, Hilary Gilmore, Hugh Dunkerley, Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi, Jacqueline Saphra, Kathryn Simmonds, Liz Berry, Martin Malone, May Swenson, Oliver Comins, Rachel Piercey, Sarah Hirsch, Stephanie Arsoska, The Emma Press

-Reviewed by Angela Topping– Parenthood has been an enduring subject throughout the history of poetry. It is good to see

Pamphlets Poetry

Raspberries for the Ferry by Andrew Wynn Owen

November 1, 2014 Editor Andrew Wynn Owen, Annie Finch, C.A. LaRue, The Emma Press

-Reviewed by C.A. LaRue– The last decade or so has seen a revival in formalism, especially amongst women and

Collaboration Magazine Object Poetry

Elbow Room #3 & #4

October 31, 2014 Editor AYUpublishing, Ben Parker, Dan Isaac Wallin, Diane Jackman, Elbow Room, Elizabeth Bishop, James Bell, Mel Cole, Neal Leadbeater, Philip Beverley, Rosie Sherwood, Steven Kenny, Sylvia Plath

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey– An ongoing, sexy trend in the arts is collaborations, both live and on the page, or

Collection Poetry

In The Cinema by Stephen Bone

October 31, 2014December 2, 2014 Editor Playdead press, Stephen Bone, Tom Crompton

-Reviewed by Tom Crompton– In The Cinema is in itself a private picture house, a careful framing of moments.

Pamphlets Poetry

The Dead Snail Diaries by Jamie McGarry

October 29, 2014October 31, 2014 Editor Emma Wright, Gervase Phinn, Jamie McGarry, John Betjeman, T. S. Eliot, Ted Hughes, The Emma Press

-Reviewed by Bethany W. Pope– The Dead Snail Diaries, ostensibly co-written by Jamie McGarry and Snail, is a sweet,

Anthology Poetry

Homesickness and Exile ed. by Rachel Piercey and Emma Wright

October 28, 2014October 25, 2014 Editor Alex Bell, Anja Konig, Carole Bromley, Charlotte Higgins, Cheryl Moskowitz, Elizabeth Horne, Emma Wright, Eve Lacey, Holly Hopkins, Ivy Alvarez, James Coghill, John McCullough, Mary Buchinger, Rachel Long, Rachel Piercey, Selina Nwulu, Steve Nash, The Emma Press, Zeina Hashem Beck

-Reviewed by Steve Nash– Homesickness and Exile, the latest anthology from The Emma Press, takes Ovid’s exile to Tomis on