by Memoona Zahid | Apr 14, 2021 | Reviews
Mither Tongue – A love letter to translation Parallel translations always bring a certain kind of joy. I have fond memories of reading Pablo Neruda for the first time, original text on the left, English translation on the right. Feeling out the Spanish sounds out loud...
by Memoona Zahid | Mar 31, 2021 | Reviews
An original approach to the description and contemplation of life, nature and universal stories characterises Williams’s ninth collection. This ‘Almanack’ is a ‘magpie’...
by Memoona Zahid | Mar 16, 2021 | Reviews
Jonathan Davidson’s A Commonplace is an act of poetic generosity. Fully in the spirit of his entertaining and engaging essay-memoir On Poetry (also from Smith/Doorstop in 2018), the author seeks to remind us of...
by Helen Ivory | Mar 1, 2021 | Reviews
Xavier Panades i Blas, a Catalan-born poet now living in Wales, is passionate about two things: The first is his Catalan language and culture. The second is his writing, which comes from deep within the heart. His live poetry performances are vivid,...
by Helen Ivory | Jan 31, 2021 | Reviews
Carole Bromley’s fourth collection contains poignant and reflective poems that demonstrate her skills of close observation, humour and pathos. She is also admirable in her bravery and lack of self-pity. In Meditation on Death, the last poem...
by Helen Ivory | Nov 15, 2020 | Featured, Poetry, Reviews
A joint collection from two widely published poets opens with, ‘Crescent Moon Over Cookworthy Forest’ which introduces their personal love story – hidden for most of their lives – like the forest and the flora and fauna that inhabits the woodland. The...
