“Folded inside my copy of ‘Kicking the Leaves’ were two ruled pages of notes from a ring binder. At least now I can share some of the notes I scribbled at Donald Hall’s classes and from his writings”
Category: Reviews
Disease and Poetry
Rushika Wick describes a new anthology of writing on the theme of disease
‘Only Blood’ and ‘Sliced Tongue and Pearl Cufflinks’ reviewed by Zoë Wells (Poetry Wales 56.3)
Zoë Wells reviews collections by Pat Edwards and Kittie Belltree.
‘Vertebrae’, ‘On Watching a Lemon Sail the Sea’ and ‘My Body Can House Two Hearts’ reviewed by Kathy Miles (Poetry Wales 55.3)
Kathy Miles reviews collections from Glyn Edwards, Maggie Harris and Hanan Issa.
‘The Well at Winter Solstice’ and ‘The Europeans’ reviewed by Anna Lewis (Poetry Wales 55.2)
Anna Lewis reviews books by Eleanor Rees and David Clarke.
44 Poetry Books of 2019 as nominated by poets
We asked a collection of recent and future contributors to Poetry Wales to recommend their favourite poetry titles of 2019. Here are their top 44!
‘Isn’t Forever’ and ‘Insistence’ reviewed by Jazmine Linklater (Poetry Wales 54.2)
Jazmine Linklater reviews books by Amy Key and Ailbhe Darcy.
‘Crying For No Reason’, ‘Against the Frame’ and ‘Along Mosaic Road’ reviewed by Jade Cuttle (Poetry Wales 54.3)
Jade Cuttle reviews books by Kim Kyung Ju, Azad Ashim Sharma and Calliope Michail.
‘What Are You After?’, ‘Stowaway’ and ‘Feral’ reviewed by Jonathan Edwards (Poetry Wales 55.1)
Jonathan Edwards reviews books by Josephine Corcoran, Richard Gwyn and Kate Potts.