Hayden Westfield-Bell – Sabotage

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

Pamphlets Play of Voices Poetry

Catharsis by Azra Page

August 4, 2015May 1, 2017 Becky Varley-Winter Azra Page, Catharsis, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Play

– Reviewed by by Hayden Westfield-Bell – Azra Page’s CATHARSIS is a collection of two parts: the first contains found poems constructed

Anthology Online Magazine Poetry Short Stories Translation

Trafika Europe #2: Polish Nocturne

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter Bill Johnston, Ewa Chrusciel, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Imma Monsó, Kasia Buczkowska, László Sárközi, Leena Lehtolainen, Peter Stamm, Poetry in Translation, Polish Nocturne, Tomasz Różycki, Trafika Europe, Wiesław Myśliwski

– Reviewed by Hayden Westfield Bell – Translated literature has a hard time finding an audience in the contemporary publishing

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

Collection Poetry

No, Wait. Yep. Definitely Still Hate Myself. by Robert Fitterman

December 9, 2014December 8, 2014 Editor Hayden Westfield-Bell, James Schuyler, Robert Fitterman, Ugly Duckling Press

-Reviewed by Hayden Westfield-Bell- I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t have been laughing whilst reading Fitterman’s newest book-length poem, but it

Anthology Collaboration Poetry

The Charnel House by Tom de Freston et al.

September 27, 2014October 17, 2014 Editor Abegail Morley, Bridegedoor Press, George Szirtes, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Helen Mort, Jenny Lewis, Kaddy Benyon, Lydia Macpherson, Pascale Petit, Samir Guglami, The Charnel House, Tom de Freston

-Reviewed by Hayden Westfield-Bell– The Charnel House is difficult to describe; Freston himself categorises it as a kind of ‘poetic

Pamphlets Poetry

Flood Drain by Tom Chivers

June 6, 2014June 6, 2014 Editor Annexe, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Tom Chivers

-Reviewed by Hayden Westfield Bell– Tom Chivers’ Flood Drain, published by Annexe, is a dreamy stream of consciousness poem ‘inspired

Collaboration Pamphlets Poetry

Ground Work by David Attwooll & Andrew Walton

April 18, 2014April 17, 2014 Editor Andrew Walton, Art Jericho, Black Poplar, Charles Mingus, David Attwooll, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Hendrick Avercamp, Nick Papadimitriou, Port Meadow, R.J.C. Atkinson, Will Self, Wolvecote Common

-Reviewed by Hayden Westfield-Bell– I tried not to think too much about Ground Work as it slipped from its protective

Review: Inky Fingers open mic (05/11/13) and Inky Fingers ‘gentle mic’ (04/03/14)

March 28, 2014April 14, 2014 websterpoet Alec Beattie, Alice Spicer, Calen Upton, David McDonald, Derek White, Duncan Campbell, Eleanor Pender, Freddie Alexander, Georgia Marsh, Hannah McKickny, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Ian Reavy, Inky Fingers, J. A. Sutherland, Jamie Livingston, Jean Westwater, Jo Harrison, Michael Mcgill, Open Mic, performance poetry, Peter May, Rachel Burnett, Ross McLeary, Spoken Word, Tashi, Tawona Sithole, Tony Maude

–Reviewed by Hayden Westfield-Bell– Reviewer Hayden Westfield-Bell enjoyed the Inky Fingers open mic so much he’s reviewed it twice …

Magazine Poetry Short Stories

Lighthouse #3 (Autumn 2013)

February 17, 2014February 17, 2014 Editor Angus Sinclair, Beau Hopkins, Charlotte Gann, Edwin Kelly, Elizabeth Reeder, Flo Reynolds, Hayden Westfield-Bell, J. Adamthwaite, J. D. Winslow, Jo Surzyn, Kate Venables, Laura Elliott, Lighthouse, Matthew Welton, Michael Sforza, Ned Denny, Omar Sabbagh, Philip Langeskov, Rosie Sandler, Sarojini Lewis

-Reviewed by Hayden Westfield-Bell– Worldly. That adjective seems to fit Lighthouse #3 (Autumn 2013) best; the short stories, essays and