Poetry – Sabotage

'Say' by Sarala Estruch

Say by Sarala Estruch

August 31, 2023November 10, 2023 Karen Goodwin Emma Lee, Flipped Eye Publishing, poetry, Sarala Estruch

-Reviewed by Emma Lee- Through the poems in Say, Sarala Estruch explores subjects such as losing a father as a

Black and white abstract cover for the Ludd Gang poetry pamphlet

pamphlet Poetry

Ludd Gang, edited by Alex Marsh, Dom Hale and Tom Crompton

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Karen Goodwin Alex Marsh, Dom Hale, Michael Black, The Poets' Hardship Fund, Tom Crompton

-Reviewed by Michael Black- In January 2021, the Poet’s Hardship Fund UK was set up for charitable donation, by Alex

In Your Absence book cover on blue background

pamphlet Poetry

In Your Absence by Jill Penny

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Karen Goodwin Jessica Traynor, Jill Penny, Poetry Business Competition

-Reviewed by Jessica Traynor- Winner of the Poetry Business’s International Book and Pamphlet Competition, In Your Absence is a striking

The Bee is Not Afraid of Me book cover featuring insects and green text

Anthology Children's Poetry Poetry

The Bee is Not Afraid of Me, A Book of Insect Poems edited by Fran Long and Isabel Galleymore

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Karen Goodwin Deirdre Hines, Fran Long, Isabelle Gallymore, The Emma Press

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

Re-Dreaming-Sylvia-Plath book cover with blue chequered pattern

Essay Literary Criticism pamphlet Poetry

Re-Dreaming Sylvia Plath as a Queen Bee by Sean Borodale

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Karen Goodwin Hazel Press, Karen Goodwin, Sean Borodale, Sylvia Plath

-Reviewed by Karen Goodwin- Re-Dreaming Sylvia Plath as a Queen Bee is a hallucinatory essay, a daring reclamation of the

Black and white flowers

Anthology Poetry

Rebloom, An Anthology of Womxn’s Resilience ed Nikki Marone

October 22, 2021October 23, 2021 Karen Goodwin Emma Lee, Nikki Marone, Point positive publishing

-Reviewed by Emma Lee- Rebloom is a poetry anthology that aims to explore the strength and resilience in womxn’s lived

Leaves by Matthew Hollis

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Karen Goodwin Hazel Press, Matthew Hollis, Neil Elder

-Reviewed by Neil Elder- The last eighteen months has brought, for many, a renewed appreciation of the natural world and

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

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Karen Goodwin Jessica Traynor, Rachael Matthews, The Emma Press

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

Front cover of 'Rib' by Sharon Black, featuring an image of a rib on a white background

Pamphlets Poetry

Rib by Sharon Black

August 31, 2021September 14, 2021 Karen Goodwin Afric McGlinchey, Sharon Black, Wayleave Press

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey- Rib, Sharon Black’s third publication, is published by Wayleave Press (and beautifully printed by Andrew’s of

Pamphlets Poetry

Field Notes by Anna Selby

August 31, 2021September 14, 2021 Karen Goodwin Anna Selby, Hazel Press, Sarah Watkinson

-Reviewed by Sarah Watkinson- Producing field notes is far harder than writing about field experiences retrospectively from the comfort of