by Ivory Web | Jan 27, 2011 | Reviews
Thought Disorder by Joshua Jones Published by Knives Forks & Spoons Press www.knivesforksandspoonspress.co.uk Finally, a poet who can reach me on this lonely plateau, where middle-aged duds circle my malnourished bookshelf like vultures flapping wings of twee...
by Ivory Web | Jan 24, 2011 | Reviews
The Piercing Blue of Sirius, Selected Poems 1968-2008 by Larry KimmelWinifred Press, USA, ISBN 978-0-9792484-7-4This Is Not About What You Think by Jim MurdochFandango Virtual, UK, ISBN 978-0-9550636-3-3As someone who has always preferred American literature, it must...
by Ivory Web | Jan 20, 2011 | Reviews
Short, Sharp ShocksUnthology 1, Unthank Books 2010. £12 +p&pThis first in a planned series of short story collections from Unthank Books begins with an introduction bemoaning the fate of the short story in English fiction in recent decades. This is a...
by Ivory Web | Dec 9, 2010 | Reviews
Inside the Brightness of Red. Mary MacRae. Second Light Publications, 2010. £8.95.This is a posthumous collection of Mary MacRae’s poetry. Many poems were written whilst she was in remission from cancer. Inevitably this has influenced the work. This is not...
by Ivory Web | Nov 25, 2010 | Reviews
Sandgrain and Hourglass by Penelope Shuttle, Bloodaxe Books, £8.95 128ppWhat I love about this collection is that all the poems here arise from genuine experiences which urgently insist on being spoken about and shared. The elegiac poem is an important genre both for...
by Ivory Web | Nov 9, 2010 | Reviews
Attention Deficitby Nigel Pickard(published by Weathervane Press, £7.99, ISBN 978-0-9562193-5-0)This novel is intriguing – perhaps more so for those who have not experienced teaching in a tough British secondary school. The story is told in alternating chapters by two...
