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Anthology Poetry Translation

Currently & Emotion ed. by Sophie Collins

December 29, 2016December 29, 2016 Karen Goodwin Angélica Freitas, Anne Carson, Brian Henry, Caroline Bergvall, Catherine Petit & Paul Buck, Chantal Wright, Christian Hawkey, Chus Pato, Colette Thomas, Don Mee Choi, Elfriede Czurda, Eliza Griswold, Eric Suchère, Erín Moure, Georg Trakl, Hilary Kaplan, Holly Pester, J. V. Foix, Jorge Santiago Perednik, Karen Van Dyck, Khairani Barokka, Lawrence Venuti, Linh Dinh, Lisa Robertson, Mien Dang, Molly Weigel, Nguyen Quoc Chanh, Oli Hazzard, Rachael Allen, Rosmarie Waldrop, Sagawa Chika, Sandra Doller, Sawako Nakayasu, Sonja Kravanja, Sophie Collins, Sophie Seita, Tara Bergin, Test Centre, Tomaž Šalamun, Uljana Wolf, Vahni Capildeo, Yōko Tawada, Zoë Skoulding

-Reviewed by Jenna Clake– Translation is a political act: this is the recurring message behind Currently & Emotion. In her

Serious Justice by Jen Calleja

August 8, 2016July 31, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter Humphrey Astley, Jen Calleja, Serious Justice, Test Centre

– Reviewed by Humphrey Astley – I first encountered the poetry of Jen Calleja in an issue of Ambit magazine: I

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

Collection Poetry

{Enthusiasm} by SJ Fowler

October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter Charles Whalley, SJ Fowler, Test Centre, {Enthusiasm}

– Reviewed by Charles Whalley – Reading SJ Fowler’s collection {Enthusiasm} is like holding your head in front of a

Collection Poetry

Dark Islands by Tom Chivers

June 9, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter Bethany W. Pope, Test Centre, Tom Chivers

– Reviewed by Bethany W Pope – Tom Chivers’ Dark Islands is a long sequence of poems taking the reader on a

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Saboteur Awards 2015: Best Anthologies, Pamphlets, Publishers and Reviewers

June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter Afric McGlinchey, Andy Jackson, Ashley Stokes, Becky Varley-Winter, Bloodaxe, Brett Evans, Bridgedoor Press, Burning Eye Books, Charles Whalley, Dave Coates, Dead Ink Books, Double Bill, Eniko Jahab, Eve Lacey, For Books' Sake, Furies: A Poetry Anthology of Women Warriors, Holly Corfield Carr, Indigo Dreams, Influx Press, Joey Connolly, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Kissing Angles, Mark Fiddes, MINE, Penned in the Margins, Red Squirrel Press, Robin Jones, Sarah Fletcher, Templar Poetry, Ten: The New Wave, Test Centre, The Charnel House, The Chelsea Flower Show Massacre, The Devil’s Tattoo, The Emma Press, Tom Chivers, Tom de Freston, Unthank Books, Unthology 6, Victoria Kennefick, White Whale

– In which Becky Varley–Winter sums up Best Anthologies, Poetry Pamphlets, Reviewers, and Publishers – Best Anthology Best Anthology was a dynamic,

Saboteur Awards

Saboteur Awards: Most Innovative Publisher

May 18, 2015 Editor Burning Eye, Burning Eye Books, Influx Press, Penned in the Margins, Test Centre, The Emma Press

This month, we will showcase each of the works shortlisted in the Saboteur Awards by category. Next up: most innovative publisher! If

Anthology Poetry

I LOVE ROSES WHEN THEY’RE PAST THEIR BEST ed. by Harry Burke

May 27, 2014 Editor Bunny Rogers, Charles Whalley, Crispin Best, Gabby Bess, Harry Burke, Jacob Steinberg, Jayinee Basu, Luna Miguel, Poetry Foundation, post-internet, Rachael Allen, Rosie Breese, Sam Riviere, Sophie Collins, Tao Lin, Test Centre, Timothy Thornton

-Reviewed by Rosie Breese– This bold and beautiful anthology from Test Centre is refreshing in every possible way. For one