The Emma Press – Sabotage

-Reviewed by Deirdre Hines- The tradition of insect poetry has some illustrious examples; John Donne’s ‘The Flea’ written in 1633, being

do not be lulled by the dainty starlike blossom by Rachael Matthews

-Reviewed by Jessica Traynor- Published by The Emma Press, this attractive pamphlet was partly written during lockdown, yet the poems

–Reviewed by Simon Zonenblick- Weaving in and out of remembered places, the poems seem to inhabit dream-like landscapes and dreams,

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

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

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

– Reviewed by Scott Manley Hadley – The Secret Box by Daina Tabūna is a pamphlet of short stories published

-Reviewed by Phoebe Walker- In her debut pamphlet Paisley, Rakhsan Rizwan impresses with an alert and peripatetic poetic consciousness. Drawing

The wonderful thing about the Saboteur Awards is that the public-nominated shortlisted essentially supplies you with a whole new reading

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