Afric McGlinchey – Sabotage

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

Chapbook Poetry Translation

the hammer and other poems by Adelaide Ivanova, translated by Rachel Long and Francisco Vilhena

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Karen Goodwin Adelaide Ivanova, Afric McGlinchey, Francisco Vilhena, Poetry Translation Centre, Rachel Long

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey- In Vilhena’s introduction to this chapbook, Adelaide Ivánova’s poetry is put in context for English-speaking readers.

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The Africa In My House by Andrea Mbarushimana

November 3, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Andrea Mbarushimana, Silhouette Press, The Africa In My House

– Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey – An English-born community worker who has worked with refugees and immigrants, Andrea Mbarushimana is

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Among the White Roots by Bethany W Pope

November 3, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Among the White Roots, Bethany W. Pope, Three Drops Press

– Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey – The first impression of this latest chapbook, Among the White Roots, from multi-award-winning poet and author,

Collected Poems by Sadakichi Hartmann, ed. by Floyd Cheung

September 13, 2016September 11, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Floyd Cheung, Imagism, Little Island Press, modernism, Sadakichi Hartmann, Symbolism

– Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey – Sadakichi Hartmann has been described as ‘one of the most intriguing and overlooked figures

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All the Water all the Waves by Kallie Falandays

August 11, 2016August 10, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Andrew Miller, Carolyn Forché, Dancing Girl Press, Guillaume Apollinaire, Kallie Falandays, Prose Poetry

– Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey – According to Carolyn Forché, ‘One cannot transcend trauma. Trauma is trapped and clings to that

Ghost of the Fisher Cat by Afric McGlinchey

August 3, 2016August 10, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Ghost of the Fisher Cat, Grant Tarbard, Paris, Salmon Poetry

– Reviewed by Grant Tarbard – Galway-born Afric McGlinchey has been far and wide and I can smell the adventure in Ghost

Anthology Poetry

Over Land, Over Sea: Poems for those seeking refuge ed. by Kathleen Bell, Emma Lee & Siobhan Logan

May 22, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Ambrose Musiyiwa, Ammar Bin Hatim, Andy N, Chrissie Gittins, Daniel O’Donnell-Smith, Danielle Hope, David Belbin, Emma Lee, Five Leaves Bookshop, George Symonds, Gregory Woods, Jasmine Heydari, Joan Byrne, Kathleen Bell, Ken Evans, Kerry Featherstone, Laura Taylor, Lydia Towsey, Mahendra Solanki, Marilyn Ricci, Mariya Pervez, Over Land Over Sea: Poems for those seeking refuge, Peter Wyton, Rod Duncan, Rory Waterman, Rose Scooler, Roy Marshall, Saboteur Awards 2016, Saboteur Awards longlist, Sally Flint, Sally Jack, Siobhan Logan, Tania Hershman

– Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey – Over Land, Over Sea is a timely and generous publication (the proceeds from sales go

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

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Live With The Lump In Your Throat by Jodie Matthews

October 26, 2015October 25, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, I Came Here Looking For A Fight, Jodie Matthews, Live With The Lump In Your Throat

– Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey – ‘Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now,’ said Doris Lessing, ‘The conditions are