Poetry – Page 10 – Sabotage

Anthology Poetry Short Stories

Shortest Day, Longest Night 2015-2016 ed. Cherry Potts

June 5, 2018June 4, 2018 dj4twinx Arachne Press, Cherry Potts, Chloë Moloney, Jamie Der Wahls, Jill Sharp, Katy Darby, Lisa Kelly, Shortest Day Longest Night, Solstice Shorts Festival, Tim Cremin

– Reviewed by Chloë Moloney – ‘Anger floods in to fill the lull. I never even wanted bloody kids. Yet

Pamphlets Poetry

Three Happenstance Pamphlets by Jennifer Copley, Will Harris & Lois Williams

April 22, 2018April 23, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter All This Is Implied, Happenstance, Happenstance Press, Jennifer Copley, Like Other Animals, Lois Williams, Some Couples, Will Harris

Jennifer Copley, Some Couples Will Harris, All This Is Implied Lois Williams, Like Other Animals – Reviewed by Becky Varley–Winter

Pamphlets Poetry Saboteur Awards

Paisley by Rakhshan Rizwan

April 22, 2018April 22, 2018 Karen Goodwin Phoebe walker, Rizwan Rakhshan, The Emma Press

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

Pamphlets Poetry

Sad Press Pamphlets by Daisy Lafarge, Emilia Weber & Eley Williams

April 16, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter Anaximes, Daisy Lafarge, Eley Williams, Emilia Weber, Familiars, Frank O'Hara, Frit, Gret Palucca, Mina Loy, Sad Press, understudies for air

Daisy Lafarge, understudies for air Emilia Weber, FAMILIARS Eley Williams, Frit – Reviewed by Becky Varley–Winter – In these three

Pamphlets Poetry Uncategorized

Image Junkie by Pauline Yarwood

March 26, 2018 Karen Goodwin Pauline Yarwood, Stephen Payne, Wayleave Press

-Reviewed by Stephen Payne- Pauline Yarwood’s poems are unshowy, they don’t overreach for poetry. They frequently move me, and make

Pamphlets Poetry

Pamper Me to Hell & Back by Hera Lindsay Bird

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter Becky Varley-Winter, Carol Ann Duffy, Chelsey Minnis, Hera Lindsay Bird, Laureate's Choice Pamphlets, Pamper Me to Hell & Back, The Poetry Business

– Reviewed by Becky Varley–Winter – In Pamper Me to Hell & Back, Hera Lindsay Bird keeps running through wildflowers and

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Trial by Scar by Deborah Turnbull

February 27, 2018 Karen Goodwin Deborah Turnbull, Eyewear Publishing, Jade Cuttle

-Reviewed by Jade Cuttle- Trial By Scar (Eyewear) turns poison into medicine. It’s a task that recalls the work of

Pamphlets Poetry

Here birds are by Arthur Allen

February 26, 2018March 1, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter Arthur Allen, Becky Varley-Winter, Emily Berry, Green Bottle Press, Here birds are, Ocean Vuong

– Reviewed by Becky Varley–Winter – “Here birds are what?” you might ask, facing the cover of this debut pamphlet

Festival Live Literature Poetry Spoken Word

The Fall of Byron Montrose. Poet. Gentleman. Lover (Upstairs at the Western, Leicester, 23 February 2018)

February 25, 2018 Sally Jack Ben Macpherson, Comedy, Leicester, Leicester Comedy Festival, puns, storytelling, The Fall of Byron Montrose, Upstairs at the Western

reviewed by Sally Jack After the recent UK Pun Championships, Leicester’s long-running comedy festival features another dip into wordplay, this

Pamphlets Poetry

Thus the blue hour comes by Tess Jolly

February 20, 2018February 19, 2018 Becky Varley-Winter Indigo Dreams, Indigo Dreams Bookshop, Indigo Dreams Publishing, Tess Jolly, Thus the blue hour comes

– Reviewed by Emma Lee – The blue hour is the awkward hour in which it’s too early to get