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Reviews: Poetry

Reviews of books of (or about) poetry.

‘The Bonniest Companie’ by Kathleen Jamie

Book review: ‘The Bonniest Companie’ by Kathleen Jamie

A wonderful collection of poems.

Published 17-Oct-2022
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place, Poetry Tags: Kathleen Jamie, poetry, reviews
‘A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year’ edited by Jane McMorland Hunter

Book review: ‘A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year’ edited by Jane McMorland Hunter

A poetry anthology.

Published 28-Dec-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place, Poetry Tags: reviews
‘The Heeding’ by Rob Cowen & Nick Hayes

Book review: ‘The Heeding’ by Rob Cowen

Astonishingly good poetry collection.

Published 09-Jun-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place, Poetry Tags: reviews, Rob Cowen
‘Women on Nature’ by Katherine Norbury (ed.)

Book review: ‘Women on Nature’ by Katherine Norbury (ed.)

100+ voices on place, landscape and the natural world.

Published 09-Jun-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: Essays, Fiction, Nature & Place, Poetry Tags: reviews
‘All Points North’ by Simon Armitage

Book review: ‘All Points North’ by Simon Armitage

Humorous memoir from the future Poet Laureate.

Published 03-Feb-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: Essays, People, Poetry Tags: reviews, Simon Armitage
‘The Fire of Joy’ by Clive James

Book review: ‘The Fire of Joy’ by Clive James

Roughly eighty poems to get by heart and say aloud.

Published 03-Feb-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: Essays, Poetry Tags: Clive James, reviews
‘The Overhaul’ by Kathleen Jamie

Book review: ‘The Overhaul’ by Kathleen Jamie

A fantastic poetry collection.

Published 25-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Poetry Tags: Kathleen Jamie, reviews
‘After Nature’ by W.G. Sebald

Book review: ‘After Nature’ by W.G. Sebald

Three long-form poems, best read as prose.

Published 24-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, Poetry Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald
‘Somewhere Becoming Rain’ by Clive James

Book review: ‘Somewhere Becoming Rain’ by Clive James

Collected writings on Philip Larkin.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Essays, People, Poetry Tags: Clive James, Philip Larkin, reviews
‘Across the Land and the Water’ by W.G. Sebald

Book review: ‘Across the Land and the Water’ by W.G. Sebald

Selected poems, 1964–2001.

Published 14-Jun-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Poetry Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald
‘Ness’ by Robert Macfarlane & Stanley Donwood

Book review: ‘Ness’ by Robert Macfarlane & Stanley Donwood

A haunting prose-poem (I think).

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Fiction, Nature & Place, Poetry Tags: reviews, Robert Macfarlane
Kathleen Jamie Selected Poems

Book review: ‘Selected Poems’ by Kathleen Jamie

A highly enjoyable poetry collection.

Published 15-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place, Poetry Tags: Kathleen Jamie, poetry, reviews

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