A Barrel of Dried Leaves rakes together the “corroded” past and “sing[s] the anthem” of change and patriotism in a galvanizing, all-encompassing way. The collection veers away from the expected self-exploration and, without obscurantism, places the reader in a world-reaching, overarching search for human identity. From the start, Allan Cameron challenges national identity—the entirety of Read More
Reading this collection makes one aware that being human is also a religious experience. The clash of languages throughout this collection opens doors to foreign rooms full of incense which are, in truth, situated in our own backyards. Villanueva conjures the heat of a thousand candles that envelope; billows of what seem to be unknown Read More
In his first full collection of poems and flash fiction, Thomas McColl demonstrates the truth of Seamus Heaney’s remark that poets are distinguished by their ability to “notice things.” These fifty-six pieces are notable for their acute observation and unconventional treatment of a variety of topics. In the poem “I”, a rule of grammar, arguably, Read More
[S]ongs made dearer when gone than ever they were, sung by heroes, animal spirits[.] There has been a need for this volume for some time, a need perhaps fully established at Riley’s Light, the 2015 Helen Mort-organised Leeds University conference. Indeed many luminaries, Vahni Capildeo, Andrew McMillan, Ian Duhig and more have shared that journey. Read More
Excerpt from Edward Small, The Four Marys (Dundee: The Voyage Out Press, 2017; ISBN:9780995512313)
Excerpt from Edward Small, The Four Marys (Dundee: The Voyage Out Press, 2017; ISBN:9780995512313)
Excerpt from Edward Small, The Four Marys (Dundee: The Voyage Out Press, 2017; ISBN:9780995512313)
Excerpt from Edward Small, The Four Marys (Dundee: The Voyage Out Press, 2017; ISBN:9780995512313)
They say if you don’t like the Scottish weather just wait a bit and it will change. Arguably, the same might be said of Bear. This collection is so varied that if the style of one poem is not to the reader’s taste, moving on is hardly problematic and very shortly a more agreeable offering Read More
Home Front is a new volume of poetry by four women who have each had a husband or son who has been to a combat zone. Bryony Doran, Jehanne Dubrow, Elyse Fenton and Isabel Palmer are the poets, whose voices tell of having a loved one in armed conflict. Each poet has a collection within Read More