by Prerana Kumar | Aug 29, 2023 | Reviews
suddenly, it’s now by Blossom Hibbert Leafe Press, £7.00 (28 pages of poetry) suddenly, it’s now is a fun, dazzling and provocative debut pamphlet from a bright green voice in poetry. Blossom Hibbert hails from Sydney/Manchester but now lives in UNESCO City of...
by Prerana Kumar | Aug 7, 2023 | Reviews
Federal Gods by Clare Saponia Palewell Press (112 pages of poetry) Clare Saponia’s reputation for radically engaged poetry, characterised by a boldly provocative and satirical style, was already established with The Oranges of Revolution (Smokestack Books, 2015),...
by Prerana Kumar | Jul 14, 2023 | Reviews
Coalescence by Tim King Lulu Press (230 pages of poetry) Tim King can always be relied on to provide the perfect poetry pick-me-up that every writer longs for. ‘Coalescence’ is a glorious gallop through fifty years of jubilant, quirky and candid creativity....
by Prerana Kumar | Jun 30, 2023 | Reviews
Improvised Explosive Device by Arji Manuelpillai Penned in the Margins (106 pages of poetry) The first time I heard a poem by Arji Manuelpillai, he was reading from this collection on BBC Radio 3’s ‘The Verb’. The poem was called ‘Ways of Being Heard’, and I...
by Prerana Kumar | May 19, 2023 | Reviews
Love Leans over the Table by Rosie Jackson Two Rivers Press, £10.99 (100 pages of poetry) This a long, fascinatingly dense collection that bears much careful study. I never set out to read any book in one sitting, and with my issues with reading, cannot often do so....
by Prerana Kumar | Mar 23, 2023 | Reviews
Violet Existence by Katy Wareham Morris Broken Sleep Books, £6.50 (40 pages) Sparking with electricity and a dextrous fluidity, this pamphlet takes the reader from the hospital ward to the hedgerow, and from Masterchef to Mother Nature’s ever-bubbling...
