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The Past is a Dangerous Driver by Neal Mason
Neal Mason is a mature poet who has been publishing collections of his work since the early 1990s and has appeared in many poetry magazines. I had not previously come…
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The Language of Bees by Rae Howells
I often wonder how difficult it is for writers to select which pieces of their work they will include in a collection. The burning question for them must be -…
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So, Stranger by Topaz Winters
So, Stranger is the third collection of poems by Topaz Winters and my first foray into her work, so wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, which in some ways creates…
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The Sun is Open
The Sun is Open is the remarkable and incredibly personal debut from Gail McConnell reflecting on her childhood in Belfast and the death of her father, who was killed by the…
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The Heeding
One of the privileges of reviewing books is that now and again a book comes along that genuinely speaks to you personally, says what you want to say, and in…
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Stranger in the Mask of a Deer
Set in the late Palaeolithic, writer, musician and filmmaker, Richard Skelton creates an ancient landscape in his new collection of poetry, Stranger in the Mask of a Deer, ethereal and…
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Fifty Words For Snow
In Fifty Words for Snow, Nancy Campbell continues her work on the “changing landscape of the Arctic” and gifts us not only with the perfect Christmas present but a book…
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Stories of Place and Belonging
‘Where do you come from?’ I used to hate that question. I never knew how to answer. Did it mean ‘Where were you born?’ or ‘Where do you live?’ Or…