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<I>Self-portrait as Ornithologist</I> by Karen Lloyd
Pamphlets Poetry 

Self-portrait as Ornithologist by Karen Lloyd

January 20, 2021 Karen Goodwin 0
<I>Embrace</I> by Najwan Darwish
Poetry Translation 

Embrace by Najwan Darwish

January 13, 2021 Karen Goodwin Comments Off on Embrace by Najwan Darwish
<I>This Lexia & Other Languages</I> by Helen Kay
Pamphlets Poetry 

This Lexia & Other Languages by Helen Kay

January 13, 2021 Karen Goodwin Comments Off on This Lexia & Other Languages by Helen Kay
<I>The Emma Press Anthology of Illness</I> edited by Amy Mackelden and Dr Dylan Jaggard
Anthology Poetry 

The Emma Press Anthology of Illness edited by Amy Mackelden and Dr Dylan Jaggard

January 13, 2021 Karen Goodwin Comments Off on The Emma Press Anthology of Illness edited by Amy Mackelden and Dr Dylan Jaggard

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<I>Self-portrait as Ornithologist</I> by Karen Lloyd
Pamphlets Poetry 

Self-portrait as Ornithologist by Karen Lloyd

January 20, 2021 Karen Goodwin 0

-Reviewed by Vic Pickup- Karen Lloyd mesmerises with her translation of detailed observations into striking descriptive poetry.  In ‘Robin’, she

<I>Embrace</I> by Najwan Darwish
Poetry Translation 

Embrace by Najwan Darwish

January 13, 2021 Karen Goodwin Comments Off on Embrace by Najwan Darwish
<I>This Lexia & Other Languages</I> by Helen Kay
Pamphlets Poetry 

This Lexia & Other Languages by Helen Kay

January 13, 2021 Karen Goodwin Comments Off on This Lexia & Other Languages by Helen Kay
<I>The Emma Press Anthology of Illness</I> edited by Amy Mackelden and Dr Dylan Jaggard
Anthology Poetry 

The Emma Press Anthology of Illness edited by Amy Mackelden and Dr Dylan Jaggard

January 13, 2021 Karen Goodwin Comments Off on The Emma Press Anthology of Illness edited by Amy Mackelden and Dr Dylan Jaggard

Saboteur AwardsView All

Saboteur Awards Festival 2021: The pandemic edition
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Saboteur Awards Festival 2021: The pandemic edition

October 23, 2020 Charley Comments Off on Saboteur Awards Festival 2021: The pandemic edition

After the unexpected changes to the Saboteur Awards Festival 2020, a lot of thought has gone into how the 2021 festival might look…

Saboteur Awards 2020: The Winners!
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Saboteur Awards 2020: The Winners!

May 18, 2020 Charley Comments Off on Saboteur Awards 2020: The Winners!
Poetry as Exploration of the Past – Saboteur Festival Panel 2020
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Poetry as Exploration of the Past – Saboteur Festival Panel 2020

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Saboteur Awards Festival 2020 – How it looks from here
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Saboteur Awards Festival 2020 – How it looks from here

May 2, 2020 Charley Comments Off on Saboteur Awards Festival 2020 – How it looks from here

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Spoken Word Playlist #4: ‘Mountain’ by Jet Sweeney
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Spoken Word Playlist #4: ‘Mountain’ by Jet Sweeney

August 28, 2020 Charley Comments Off on Spoken Word Playlist #4: ‘Mountain’ by Jet Sweeney

– Written by Hannah Ledlie – I suspect Jet Sweeney’s ‘Mountain’ might be a marmite poem.  To test this theory

Spoken Word Playlist #3: How are poets adapting to social distancing?
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Spoken Word Playlist #3: How are poets adapting to social distancing?

June 24, 2020 Charley Comments Off on Spoken Word Playlist #3: How are poets adapting to social distancing?
Spoken Word Playlist #2:  ‘On Listening to Bill Withers’ Lovely Day’ by Shadè Joseph
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Spoken Word Playlist #2: ‘On Listening to Bill Withers’ Lovely Day’ by Shadè Joseph

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Spoken Word Playlist #1: ‘Love Poem’ by Beth Calverley
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Spoken Word Playlist #1: ‘Love Poem’ by Beth Calverley

May 20, 2020 Charley Comments Off on Spoken Word Playlist #1: ‘Love Poem’ by Beth Calverley
Pamphlets Poetry 

Tenter by Susie Campbell, illustrated by Rose Ferraby

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Karen Goodwin Guillemot press, Rose Ferraby, Stephen Payne, Susie Campbell

-Reviewed by Stephen Payne- A tenter is a person who stretches cloth, or the framework on which the fabric is

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Requiem book cover featuring an illustration of a skeleton
Pamphlets Poetry 

Requiem by Siofra McSherry

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Karen Goodwin Grace Atkinson, siofra mcsherry, The Emma Press

-Reviewed by Grace Atkinson- Written in memory of her mother, who died of motor neurone disease in 2012, Siofra McSherry’s Requiem guides

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Saboteur Awards Festival 2021: The pandemic edition

October 23, 2020October 22, 2020 Charley saboteur announcement, saboteur application, Saboteur Awards, saboteur awards festival, saboteur voting

After the unexpected changes to the Saboteur Awards Festival 2020, a lot of thought has gone into how the 2021 festival might look…

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Pamphlets Poetry 

Firing Pins by Jo Young

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Karen Goodwin Fiona Moore, Ink Sweat and Tears, jo young

-Reviewed by Fiona Moore- A reviewer couldn’t make a better start than by quoting the author’s own introduction to Firing

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Collection Short Stories 

Jolts by Fernando Sdriggoti

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Phil Olsen Fernando Sdriggoti, Influx Press, Trahearne Falvey

–Reviewed by Trahearne Falvey– A few pages into ‘A Barbecue and an Exhumation in Victoria Park Village’, the centrepiece of

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Digital literature Interactive Literature 

Room by Sarah James

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Karen Goodwin Harry Buckoke, Sarah James

-Reviewed by Harry Buckoke- Sarah James’ “multi-media poetry narrative” draws elements from early text adventure video games, horror films and

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Pamphlets Poetry 

Menagerie by Cheryl Pearson

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Karen Goodwin Alice Allen, Cheryl Pearson, The Emma Press

-Reviewed by Alice Allen- The opening poem in Sheryl Pearson’s astonishing pamphlet of meditations on animals invites the reader to

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Flash Novella Novella-in-Flash 

An Inheritance by Diane Simmons

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Phil Olsen Diane Simmons, Mikiko Fukuda, V Press, V. Press

–Reviewed by Mikiko Fukuda– Diane Simmons expertly uses flash fiction pieces to capture the complexities one family experiences over four

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Literary Criticism Live Literature Poetry Slider Spoken Word Website 

Spoken Word Playlist #4: ‘Mountain’ by Jet Sweeney

August 28, 2020August 31, 2020 Charley performance art, Performance Poet, performance poetry, poetry, Spoken Word

– Written by Hannah Ledlie – I suspect Jet Sweeney’s ‘Mountain’ might be a marmite poem.  To test this theory

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Anthology Poetry 

The Emma Press Anthology of Contemporary Gothic Verse edited by Nisha Bhakoo

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Karen Goodwin Nisha Bhakoo, The Emma Press

-Reviewed by Pam Thompson- What is contemporary gothic? Editor Nisha Bhakoo’s aim in selecting poems for this anthology was ‘to

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