cos cheum nach gabh tilleadh For some, Robin Robertson’s book-length narrative poem is “unclassifiable”. Shortlisted for awards invariably dominated by prose, it is epic in both scale and ambition. Resisting the strict fit of epic form, its protagonist (the aptly-named Walker) is overly human for deification; its netherworld trips, earthly hells. Remembered paradises are also Read More
Clive James’ name suffices as its own introduction; with Poetry Notebook the Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet, translator and memoirist excels again. Following his two most recent collections (Sentenced to Life and Injury Time) this was a moving, educating and stimulating read. James, as usual, writes with witty relish which both motivates and challenges in Read More
Is this a way through the forest, this path? Is this the way I came? (“The Lake at Dark”) Following in the footsteps of many of his fellow countrymen, Robin Robertson appeared on the Poetry Society Next Generation list in 2004. Since then, he has published five collections, from which this volume is drawn. Love Read More
Critically acclaimed poet, and former Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Dundee (2003-5), Colette Bryce was born in Derry, and grew up during the Troubles. The Whole and Rain-domed Universe is a retrospective impression of that time, a keenly-felt and often poignant memoir of childhood and family life, set against the backdrop of Read More