Poetry – Page 5

Now You Can Look by Julia Bird & Anna Vaivare

February 19, 2018February 18, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter Anna Vaivare, Ed Ferrari, Edward Ferrari, Julia Bird, Now You Can Look, The Emma Press

– Reviewed by Edward Ferrari – Winners of the Publishers’ Award at the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2016,

Pamphlets Poetry

Guppy Primer by Ruth McIlroy

February 18, 2018February 18, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter Guppy Primer, Ian Duhig, Mimi Khalvati, Penny Boxall, Ruth McIlroy, The Poetry Business

– Reviewed by Penny Boxall – Ruth McIlroy’s 2017-Poetry-Business-competition-winning pamphlet, Guppy Primer, is a game of many halves. While mathematics

Pamphlets Poetry

The Infinite Knot by Josephine Abbott

February 18, 2018February 24, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter Ian Duhig, John Mee, Josephine Abbott, Mimi Khalvati, The Infinite Knot, The Poetry Business

– Reviewed by John Mee – In The Infinite Knot, Josephine Abbott writes compellingly about loss and incomprehension, nature and

Poetry Slider Spoken Word

On the Page vs On the Stage – Frankie Vah by Luke Wright

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 websterpoet Frankie Vah, James Webster, John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright, page poet, Penned in the Margins, stage poet

– reviewed by James Webster – What it is? It’s a one-poet show by Luke Wright, capturing a heady mix

Live Literature Poetry Slider Spoken Word

UniSlam18 (Curve Theatre, Leicester, 28 January 2018)

January 31, 2018February 6, 2018 Sally Jack Bath Spa University, Birmingham University, Bridget Minamore, Curve, Erin Bolens, Kat Francois, Kayo Chingonyi, Kent University, Leicester, Manchester University, Poetry Society, Rob Auton, Sally Jack, Toby Campion, UniSlam18, Vanessa Kisuule

reviewed by Sally Jack In a wash of blue light, Curve’s Studio stage is simply dressed: four mics are lined

Pamphlets Poetry

Broken Cities by Katy Evans-Bush

January 19, 2018 Karen Goodwin Angelina D'Roza, Katy Evans-Bush, The Poetry Business

-Reviewed by Angelina D’Roza- Broken Cities by Katy Evans-Bush was one of the winners in this year’s Poetry Business International Pamphlet

Live Literature Poetry Spoken Word

Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea (Unholy Mess in assoc with Omnibus Theatre, Upstairs at the Western, Leicester, 9 Jan 2018)

January 12, 2018January 15, 2018 Sally Jack Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea, Find the Right Words, Jemima Foxtrot, Leicester, Lucy Allan, Mayou Trikerioti, Melody, Omnibus Theatre, Unholy Mess, Upstairs at the Western

reviewed by Sally Jack On a cold, January evening in a land-locked East Midlands city, we pack our metaphorical bucket

Pamphlets Poetry

Hotel Bravo by Alexandra Payne

January 9, 2018 Karen Goodwin Alexandra Payne, Charlie Baylis, Eyewear Publishing

-Reviewed by Charlie Baylis- Hotel Bravo, a debut pamphlet by Alexandra Payne, covers various themes including cats, flats and Jeremy Corbyn, many of

Anthology Collaboration Interactive Literature Poetry Slider

Aquanauts ed. by Jon Stone & Kirsten Irving

January 9, 2018February 6, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter Abigail Parry, Aquanauts, Holly Corfield Carr, Jon Stone, Kate Wakeling, Penny Boxall, Sarah Hymas, Sean Burn, Shauna Robertson, Sidekick Books

– Reviewed by Sarah Hymas – Images: Jon Stone, ‘Delicate Excesses’; Shauna Darling Robertson, ‘In My Dreams’; Abigail Parry, ‘Minnows’;

Pamphlets Poetry

Rosary of Ghosts by Grant Tarbard

January 6, 2018January 5, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter David Mitchell, Grant Tarbard, Indigo Dreams, Indigo Dreams Bookshop, Indigo Dreams Publishing

– Reviewed by David Mitchell – Grant Tarbard returns with this new pamphlet, Rosary of Ghosts. The collection follows him