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REVIEW: Rivers Wanted by Rachel Piercey

The Emma Press Ltd Out Now More information on the Emma Press website. Review by: Rosa Garland Rachel Piercey’s Rivers Wanted is a collection of whimsical yet sharply relevant poems that simultaneously harness the essence of navigating life’s twists and … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Heathcliff Adrift by Benjamin Myers

Published by: New Writing North Out Now More information on Benjamin Myers’ website REVIEW by: Matilda Neill Heathcliff Adrift is a collection of poems by Benjamin Myers, commissioned by New Writing North for the Durham Book Festival. The collection elaborates … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Some Things Matter: 63 Sonnets by James Nash

Valley Press Out Now More about James Nash on his official website Review by: Jowita Krasik James Nash’s sonnets were first  published in 2012 and have since been a big hit. Some have even been featured on BBC Radio 3. … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Butcher’s Dog Issue 4

Out Now www.butchersdogmagazine.com REVIEW BY: MAXINE DAVIES Biannual poetry magazine, Butcher’s Dog, have released their fourth issue. Founded in the North East by seven poets who each won New Writing North’s Northern Promise Awards, the magazine is now co-edited by … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Here’s Looking At You by Helen Burke

Out Now Valley Press More information on the Valley Press website Review by: Nasim Asl Helen Burke has not yet become a household name but Here’s Looking at You Kid definitely suggests that she should be. Doncaster born and bred, Burke’s … Continue reading

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Destroyed Dressed by Cara Brennan

Valley Press http://www.valleypressuk.com/authors/carabrennan/ Review: Nasim Asl Destroyed Dresses marks the first pamphlet of poetry from new-comer Cara Brennan. Twenty-three year old Brennan, a Writing Squad graduate who recently completed an MA in Creative Writing, published her mini-collection of poems in … Continue reading

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