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Pamphlets Poetry

A White Year by Anna Lewis and The Promise Boat by Mike Barlow

November 5, 2017November 3, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter A White Year, Anna Lewis, Maquette, Maquette Press, Mike Barlow, Penny Boxall, The Promise Boat, Wayleave Press

– Reviewed by Penny Boxall – Anna Lewis’ elegant pamphlet, A White Year, opens with the keen intelligence of a

Anthology Poetry

Best of British: An anthology of poems about Great Britain ed. by Jill Munro & Sarah Miles

November 5, 2017November 3, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Alex Toms, Angela Readman, Best of British: An anthology of poems about Great Britain, Janine Horsford, Jill Munro, John Foggin, Lawrence Wilson, Lewis Buxton, Maggie Sawkins, Pam Thompson, Paper Swans Press, Paul Stephenson, Rebecca Bird, Sarah James, Sarah Miles, Sue Burge

– Reviewed by Pam Thompson – How does an editor select poems for an anthology, especially one with the words

Pamphlets Poetry

Computer Generated Crash Test Dummies by Graham Clifford

November 4, 2017November 5, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Computer Generated Crash Test Dummies, Graham Clifford, Jessica Traynor, The Black Light Engine Room Press

– Reviewed by Jessica Traynor – Graham Clifford’s pamphlet, Computer Generated Crash Test Dummies, looks at traumatic life events from a

Pamphlets Poetry

In the Glasshouse by Helen Tookey

November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Happenstance, Happenstance Press, Helen Tookey, In the Glasshouse, Jessica Traynor

– Reviewed by Jessica Traynor – Helen Tookey writes poems of mutability, poems that seek to capture the moment when

Anthology Poetry

Brooklyn Poets Anthology ed. by Jason Koo & Joe Pan

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Amber Attiya, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Poets Anthology, Candace Williams, Cathy Linh Che, Charles Theonia, Christine Gardiner, Deirdre Hines, Hala Alyan, Jason Koo, Joe Pan, John Keats, Lemon Anderson, Lonely Christopher, Lynne De-Silva-Johnson, Martin Espada, New York, Ocean Vuong, Patti Greenberg, Sophie le Fraga, T'ai Freedom Ford, Timothy Donnelly, V. Penelope Pelizzon, Walt Whitman

– Reviewed by Deirdre Hines – Few anthologies deliver on their promise to reflect diversity. Fewer still offer their readers

Pamphlets Poetry

The Africa In My House by Andrea Mbarushimana

November 3, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Andrea Mbarushimana, Silhouette Press, The Africa In My House

– Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey – An English-born community worker who has worked with refugees and immigrants, Andrea Mbarushimana is

Pamphlets Poetry

Among the White Roots by Bethany W Pope

November 3, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Among the White Roots, Bethany W. Pope, Three Drops Press

– Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey – The first impression of this latest chapbook, Among the White Roots, from multi-award-winning poet and author,

Anthology Poetry

The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks, ed. by Peter Kahn, Ravia Shankar, and Patricia Smith. Foreword by Terrance Hayes

September 17, 2017September 16, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Brit Mags Webster, Christian Robinson/ Rich Robbins, Clare Pollard, Gwendolyn Brooks, Hannah Gamble, Kelly Reuter, Nicki Giovanni, Patricia Smith, Peter Kahn, Ravia Shankar, Sandra Beasley, Sandra M. Gilbert, Sharon Olds, Terrance Hayes, The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks, University of Arkansas Press

– Reviewed by Colette Sensier – The Golden Shovel celebrates one of the most influential American poets of the 20th century,

Pamphlets Poetry

Analog by John Gosslee

September 16, 2017September 15, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Analog, Deirdre Hines, John Gosslee, Unicorn Press

– Reviewed by Deirdre Hines – Many poets are interested in how our perceptions of reality are allied to our

Anthology Pamphlets Poetry Translation

Laudanum Chapbook Anthology: Volume Two – Abigail Parry, Kimberly Campanello, Frances Lock, ed. by Tiffany Anne Tondut

September 7, 2017September 16, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Abigail Parry, Andrea Arnold, Becky Varley-Winter, Frances Lock, James Joyce, José Cadalso, Kimberly Campanello, Laudanum, Liz Berry, María Do Ceo, Tiffany Anne Tondut, Ventura Ruiz Aguilera, Zimzalla

– Reviewed by Becky Varley–Winter – Tiffany Anne Tondut notes that the three chapbooks in this Laudanum Chapbook Anthology are ‘zanily disparate’.