George Szirtes – Sabotage

Flash Short Stories

Lost in the Land of Bears by S. Kay

August 31, 2016August 30, 2016 dj4twinx George Szirtes, James Knight, Jeff Noon, Lost in the Land of Bears, microfiction, Reality Hands, S. Kay, Twitter, Twitter Fiction

-Reviewed by James Knight– There are many writers on Twitter who play with the tweet as a literary form, exploiting

All of the Above Seasonal/End of year

Poetry Round-Up 2014

December 24, 2014December 24, 2014 Editor Alex Josephy, Alice Allen, Amy Ekins, Andrew Walton, angela topping, Annexe, Antoine Wauters, Billy Mills, Box[Ed.], Burning Eye Books, C.A. LaRue, Cecilia Bennett, Charles Whalley, Claire Trévien, Cliff Hammett, Daniel Hales, David Attwooll, David Clarke, Declan Ryan, Denise Saul, Dorothy Lehane, Eley Williams, Fawzia Kane, Flarestack Poets, FlightFeather Press, For Books' Sake, Forks and Spoons Press, Frances Justine Post, George Szirtes, Germ, Hamish Whyte, Happenstance Press, Harry Burke, Harry Giles, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Hercules Editions, Holly Corfield Carr, Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi, Ira Lightman, James Mcloughlin, Janet Stott, Jean-Baptiste Cabaud, Jehanne Dubrow, John Clegg, John McGhee, Jon Stone, Keiran Goddard, Kevin Reid, Kirsten Irving, Leah Umansky, Lily Blacksell, Lindsay Lusby, Literal Fish, Maria Taylor, Maria Walker, Matthew Walton, Miel, Milou Stella, Morgane Rémy, Nasty Little Press, Noni Benegas, Oystercatcher Press, Oz Hardwick, Paige Taggart, Penny Boxall, Peter Riley, Pighog Press, Poetry Salzburg, Rachael Allen, Rebecca Tamás, Richie McCaffery, Rishi Dastidar, Rosie Breese, Saboteur Awards, Sam Riviere, Sarah Hymas, SJ Fowler, Steve Nash, Sue Rose, Tall Lighthouse, Tapsalteerie, Telltale Press, Thamesis, The Bastille, The Emma Press, The Knives, Tom de Freston, Tom Watts, Victoria Bean, Vsevolod Nekrasov, W.N. Herbert, Yu Xiang

-by Claire Trévien- It’s been a busy year for published poetry over at Sabotage Reviews, we’ve reviewed in the last

Anthology Collaboration Poetry

The Charnel House by Tom de Freston et al.

September 27, 2014October 17, 2014 Editor Abegail Morley, Bridegedoor Press, George Szirtes, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Helen Mort, Jenny Lewis, Kaddy Benyon, Lydia Macpherson, Pascale Petit, Samir Guglami, The Charnel House, Tom de Freston

-Reviewed by Hayden Westfield-Bell– The Charnel House is difficult to describe; Freston himself categorises it as a kind of ‘poetic

Collaboration Poetry

Wordless by Kevin Reid and George Szirtes

March 10, 2014March 10, 2014 Editor George Szirtes, Judi Sutherland, Kevin Reid, Magritte, Miel, National Poetry Writing Month, The Knives Forks and Spoons Press

-Reviewed by Judi Sutherland– It takes a quirky kind of mind for a poet to decide, for National Poetry Writing

Anthology Poetry Seasonal/End of year

Twelve Slanted Poems for Christmas (ed. by Helen Ivory and Kate Birch)

December 3, 2013 Editor Andrea Holland, angela topping, Bethany W. Pope, Bobby Parker, Candlestick Press, Carol Ann Duffy, Carrie Etter, Doctor Who, George Szirtes, Helen ivory, Ink Sweat and Tears, Ira Lightman, Julia Webb, Kate Birch, Luke Wright, Moniza Alvi, Penelope Shuttle, Tim Turnbull, W.N. Herbert, William Morris

-Reviewed by Angela Topping– Twelved Slanted Poems for Christmas is the very first publication by the popular webzine, Ink Sweat

Magazine Saboteur Awards

Lakeview: International Journal of Literature and Arts #1

May 29, 2013 Editor Abdul Saleem, Bijay Biswaal, George Szirtes, Hanif Kureshi, Ian Chung, Jose Varghese, Lakeview International Journal of Literature and Arts, Michelle Cohen Corasanti, Prathap Kamath, Sofiul Azam, Sudeep Sen

-Reviewed by Ian Chung– Lakeview International Journal of Literature and Arts is a new literary magazine published by the Writers’

Magazine Online Magazine

ctrl+alt+del #5

May 14, 2013 Editor Andrew Nightingale, George Szirtes, Iain Britton, Leanne Bridgewater, Line Slug, Poetry Review, Rhys Trimble, Rosie Breese, Sarah Edwards, Stephen Hitchins

-Reviewed by Rosie Breese- ctrl+alt+del is a magazine that stands out. It’s delightfully compact, neat, and visually interesting, both in

‘Catechism: Poems for Pussy Riot’ edited by Mark Burnhope, Sarah Crewe & Sophie Mayer

October 24, 2012 Editor Alex MacDonald, Barack Obama, Bjork, Catechism Poems for Pussy Riot, CeCe Macdonald, Charlotte Geater, Chella Quint, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, George Szirtes, Harry Giles, Helmuth A. Niederle, Jack Underwood, Jeff Hilton, John Ennis, Jon Stone, Karen Connelly, Karen Press, Laurence Ebersole, Madonna, Mark Burnhope, PEN, Philo Ikonya, poetry, Punk poetry, Sally McAlister, Sarah Crewe, Sophie Mayer, The Gingerbread Tree, Tom Spencer, Tony Walsh, Veronica Zundel, Voltaire

-Reviewed by Harry Giles– Catechism is a broad, open-hearted project, an anthology of poems for Pussy Riot, to which 110

Kaffeeklatsch 1.2

August 10, 2012 Editor Diane Tingley, George Szirtes, Kaffeeklatsch, Martin Halsall, Tithonus, Tom Warner

-Reviewed by Diane Tingley– Kaffeeklatsch is a new literary journal that the three strong editorial team hope to reproduce bi-annually.

‘This Line Is Not For Turning’, ed. by Jane Monson (Cinnamon Press)

December 12, 2011 Editor Andy Brown, Anthony Rudolf, Carrie Etter, Cinnamon Press, David Gilbert, Diana Fairfax, George Szirtes, Jane Monson, John McGhee, Joyce Goldstein, Kierkegaard, Lamorna Elmer, Linda Black, Luke Kennard, Nathan Thompson, Rebecca Perry, Richard Gwyn, Robert Vas Dias, Sylvia Fairclough, The Best British Poetry 2011, The Forward Book of Poetry 2011, This Line Is Not For Turning

-Reviewed by John McGhee– Kindles still garble poetry. Line breaks are a crapshoot and poets who attempt exotic formatting are