by Kate Birch | Apr 8, 2024 | Reviews
The epigraph to Owen Lewis’s new work of poetry, Knock-knock (Dos Madres Press, 2024), makes reference to a quote from the Porter in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which many see as a very welcome break from all the madness and murder taking place in the play, meant...
by Kayleigh Jayshree | Mar 10, 2024 | Reviews
Makeover by Laurie Bolger is a sizzling, dissolving snapshot. It’s a sticky but persistent moment in time. Laurie Bolger is a talented poet and narrator, with clear strengths in imagistic and narrative writing. Her work reminds me of Cecilia Knapp, Rachel Long,...
by Kayleigh Jayshree | Feb 29, 2024 | Reviews
In Praise Of: Kayleigh Jayshree Reviews Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan The title of this collection has never felt so poignant. As the years get more and more sweltering, and queer people’s rights become discussed as if it’s a matter of opinion, I feel...
by Kayleigh Jayshree | Feb 19, 2024 | Reviews
In Praise Of… Faunistics: A Collection of Wild Haiku and Illustrations R.C. Thomas’ new collection of 140 haiku Faunistics is divided, by continent, into seven geographical sections. Each of these sections contains an engaging selection of haiku,...
by Kayleigh Jayshree | Feb 5, 2024 | Reviews
I’m an avid reader of pamphlets and the wealth of skill they exhibit; as poetry becomes more popular and well-regarded, more and more emerging poets are publishing several pamphlets before deciding on a full-length collection. A pamphlet is like an EP; it can...
by Kayleigh Jayshree | Jan 27, 2024 | News, Reviews
‘What’s real is us’ ‘Can any amount of words stop a thing from happening?’ A (white American) poet asks, positioning his words in opposition to his government’s war on Vietnam. Linton Kwesi Johnson (the dub poet and British Black Panther) when asked if...
