SJ Fowler – Sabotage

Collaboration Saboteur Awards

Spotlight on the Best Collaborative Work Shortlist

May 12, 2016May 25, 2016 Editor Adam Horovitz, Enemies, Eoghan Ryan, Haunt Harrogate, Helen ivory, Imove, Joe Reeve, Linda Stupart, Megan Nolan, Penny Goring, Rachel Benson, SJ Fowler, Stroud Fringe, Tom de Freston

The Best Collaborative Work category was first implemented three years ago, and we’re excited to share with you the shortlist this

Saboteur Awards Uncategorized

The Shortlist for the Saboteur Awards 2016

May 1, 2016May 13, 2016 Editor A Lovely Word, Abi Palmer, Ad Hoc Fiction, Adam Horovitz, Afric McGlinchey, Agnes Marton, Agnes Török, Alison Lang, Alistair Noon, And Other Stories, Andrew Wynn Owen, Andrew ‘Mulletproof’ Graves, Anthony Fisher, Arcadia Missa, Ash Dickinson, Ashley Lister, Bad Language, Bang Said the Gun!, Bare Fiction, Becky Cherriman, Ben Wilkinson, Bethany W. Pope, Bill Jones, Blackstaff Press, BlueSCI, Bottle of Smoke Press, Bunbury magazine, Burning Eye, Cafe Rio, Camille Ralph, Charles Whalley, Chrissie Gittins, Cinnamon Press, Clare Pollard, Colin Davies, Danielle Mclaughlin, Daunt Books Publishing, Dave Coates, David Hartley, David Turner, Dawntreader, Dead Ink Books, Deborah Alma, Dom&Ink, Emily Harrison, Emma Lee, Emma Press, End of All Things Podcast, Eoghan Ryan, Evidently, Eyewear Publishing, Fat Roland, Fictions of Every Kind, Find the Right Words, Fiona Moore, Five Leaves Bookshop, Flarestack Poets, Fran Isherwood, Freight Books, Funhouse, Giles Goodland, Granta, Greg Freeman, Gutter, Hammer & Tongue, Han Kang, Hand Job Zine, Hannah Chutzpah, Happenstance Press, Harry Gallon, Helen ivory, Helen Mclory, Helen Oyeyemi, Hollie McNish, I am not a silent poet, Ian Bailey, Imove, Indigo Dreams Publishing, Irish Poetry Shop, Isabel Costello, J.O. Morgan, Jackie Hagan, James O'Leary, James Trevelyan, James Whitman, Jan Carson, Jane Talbot, Janice Galloway, Jasmine Ann Cooray, Jemima Foxtrot, Jenny Offil, Jess Green, Jim Carruth, Joanna Walsh, Jody Porter, Joe Reeve, Joey Connolly, John Fuller, Jools Barrett, Joseph Ridgwell, Joy Lane Publishing, JT Welsch, Julie Morrissy, K J Orr, Karen Dennison, Karen Little, Kate Garett, Kate Tempest, Katy Evans-Bush, Kieren King, Lakeview International Journal of Literature and Arts, Lara Williams, Liars' League, Liberties Press, Lighthouse Literary Journal, Linda Stupart, Literary Salmon, LMA Baman-Milner, Loud Poets, Louise Fazackerley, Lucy Allan, Luke Wright, Lunar Poetry, Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, Maria Ferguson, Mark Farley, Megan Nolan, Metatron, Michael Stewart, Michelle Tudor, Mother's Milk Books, Mr Fluffypunk’s Penny Gaff, Mslexia, Murder Slim Books, Nandini Dhar, Naomi Booth, Naomi Frisby, Neil Elder, Nina Allan, Onion Custard Publishing, Open Pen, Oz Hardwick, Padraig Regan, Paper Swans Press, Penned in the Margins, Penny Goring, Platypus Press, Poetry on the spot, Portobello Books, Prac Crit, Preti Taneja, Prole, Queen's Ferry Press, Rachel Benson, Rally & Broad, Reach Poetry, Rialto, Richard Scott, Robert Garnham, Rod Tame, Ross Sutherland, Roulade, Saboteur Awards, Saboteur Awards 2016, Salena Godden, salt publishing, Sandstone Press, Sanitarium Press, Sean Mahoney, Shelley Tracey, Sidekick Books, Simon Barraclough, SJ Fowler, Sleepy House Press, Sofia Banzhaf, Sophia Walker, Southword Editions, Stanzas, Stephen Watt, Stinging Fly, Stuart A. Paterson, Sue Rainsford, Susan Evans, Tangent Books, Tania Hershman, Test Centre, The Emma Press, The Fat Damsel, The Knives Forks and Spoons Press, The Missing Slate, Tom de Freston, u.v. ray, Unthank, Upswing, Urbane Publications, Valley Press, Vanguard Readings, Vasiliki Legaki, Wendy Pratt, Wild Word Press, Write Out Loud, Yvonne Reddick

Over 1700 people nominated in this year’s Saboteur Awards, and once again we are in awe at the variety of

Seasonal/End of year

2015’s most popular reviews and interviews!

December 22, 2015December 20, 2015 Editor Azra Page, Bonnie Nadzam, Charlotte Barnes, CN Lester, Dale Jamieson, Dan Holloway, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Hel Gurney, Holly Jazz Kotzé, Jackie Ha, Jim Hinks, Mab Jones, Richard T. Watson, Ryan Van Winkle, Saboteur 2015, Sarah Gonnet, Sasha Garwood, Simon Armitage, SJ Fowler, Stacy Hardy, Victoria Kennefick, Will Barrett, Zaffar Kunial, Zara Raab

It’s that time of the year once again! I leave it up to editors whether they want to do any

Collection Poetry

{Enthusiasm} by SJ Fowler

October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter Charles Whalley, SJ Fowler, Test Centre, {Enthusiasm}

– Reviewed by Charles Whalley – Reading SJ Fowler’s collection {Enthusiasm} is like holding your head in front of a

Anthology Poetry

Refracted Light: 20 Poets Respond to Jackson Mac Low’s Light Poems ed. by James Wilkes

May 8, 2015May 7, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter Amy Cutler, Chris McCabe, Colin Herd, Dorothy Lehane, Edmund Hardy, Emma Bennett, Holly Pester, Inua Ellams, Jackson Mac Low, James Wilkes, Mendoza, Nat Raha, Patrick Coyle, Philip Terry, Redell Olson, Ryan Ormonde, Sarah Crewe, SJ Fowler, Sophie Mayer, Stephen Emmerson, Tamarin Norwood, Tim Atkins

– Reviewed by Ryan Ormonde – Refracted Light is a mini-anthology providing a multi-site response by 20 poets to Light Poems by Jackson

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 Poetry

The Forward Book of Poetry 2014

September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 Editor Andrea Brady, Anne Askew, Beatrice Garland, Carolyn Forché, Charles Whalley, Colette Bryce, Daniel Boon, David Harsent, Hannah Silva, Hugo Williams, Jeremy Paxman, John Burnside, Kevin Powers, Liz Berry, Rosie Breese, SJ Fowler, Steve Ely

-Reviewed by Rosie Breese– Any anthology claiming, as The Forward Book of Poetry does, to provide readers with ‘a strong

Collaboration Play of Voices Spoken Word

Yes But Are We Enemies – English and Irish Poets Having Words – 23/09/14

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Ailbhe Darcy, Billy Ramsell, Cal Doyle, Christodoulos Makris, Cork, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Eleanor Hooker, Patrick Coyle, Paul Casey, Rachel Warriner, Rich Mix, Rosie O’Regan, Sam Riviere, Sarah Hayden, Sarah Hesketh, SJ Fowler, Triskel

Yes, but are we enemies, 23/09/2014 @ Triskel, Cork -Reviewed by Rosie O’Regan– Yes, but are we enemies is the intriguing

Saboteur Awards

Saboteur Awards 2014: Published Poetry

June 3, 2014June 3, 2014 Editor 3:am, Afric McGlinchey, Bang Said the Gun!, Burning Eye Books, Charles Whalley, Chris McCabe, Cliff Hammett, Daniel Cockrill, David Coates, Electronic Voice Phenomena, Fiona Moore, Harry Man, Jane Commane, Jon Stone, Kathleen Bell, Kirsten Irving, Lisa Matthews, Maintenant, Maria Vlotides, Mercy, Nine Arches Press, Penned in the Margins, Rebecca Tamás, Red Squirrel Press, Rosie Breese, Sidekick Books, SJ Fowler, Tony Husband, W.N. Herbert

-In which Claire Trévien sums up the categories she presented at the awards- Best Poetry Pamphlet The poetry pamphlet was

Pamphlets Poetry

Whale Hunt by SJ Fowler

May 12, 2014 Editor Annexe Magazine, Billy Mills, Nick Murray, Pierre Joris, SJ Fowler, Tilikum, Tom Raworth, Vikings

-Reviewed by Billy Mills– The whale hunt in the title of SJ Flower’s excellent chapbook is of the Viking