Issue 41 |March 2020|
The Critical Nib: With Emma Lee
Ross Thompson ‘Threading the Light’ -Reviewed
‘Threading the Light’ Ross Thompson
Dedalus Press
ISBN 978 1 910251 59 1 (paperback)
ISBN 978 1 910251 58 4 (hardbound)
Ross Thompson’s collection moves from poems about…
The Critical Nib: With Emma Lee
‘Tigress’ by Jessica Mookherjee -Reviewed
‘Tigress’ Jessica Mookherjee
Nine Arches Press
ISBN 978-1911027720
Jessica Mookherjee’s collection explores family life between Bengal, Wales and London, the displacement that accompanies migration, transformation and growing…
The Critical Nib: With Emma Lee
‘The Fell’ by Robert Jenkins – Reviewed
‘The Fell’ Robert Jenkins
Red Door Press
ISBN 978-1-910453-74-2
‘The Fell’ starts with a burning hot summer and several suicides shown through the first person viewpoint of…
The Critical Nib: With Emma Lee
David Appelbaum The Spindle Tree Reviewed
David Appelbaum
The Spindle Tree
Cyberwit Press
ISBN-10: 9389690005
David Appelbaum, author, poet, and publisher of Codhill Press weaves a haunting (and sometimes haunted) journey through his new…
The Critical Nib: With Emma Lee
Deborah Harvey’s The Shadow Factory – Reviewed
‘The Shadow Factory’ Deborah Harvey
Indigo Dreams Publishing
ISBN 978-1-912876-20-4
The title comes from the destination sign of a bus in Bristol, but, as Deborah Harvey never…
The Critical Nib: With Emma Lee
Chandra Gurung ‘My Father’s Face’ Reviewed
‘My Father’s Face’ Chandra Gurung
Rubric Publishing (India)
Chandra Gurung’s ‘My Father’s Face’ is a collection of Nepali poetry translated into English by Mr. Mahesh Paudyal,…
Issue 41 |March 2020|
At an Hours Sleep from Here Franca Mancinelli translated John Taylor – Reviewed
‘An Hour’s Sleep from Here’ Franca Mancinelli translated by John Taylor
Bitter Oleander Press
ISBN 978-0-9993279-6-8
This bilingual collection includes Franca Mancinelli’s ‘Mala Kruna’ (2007) and ‘Pasta…
Issue 41 |March 2020|
Review of Rosemary McLeish’s ‘Defragmentation’ by Melissa Todd
Publisher. Wordsmithery
ISBN: 978-1-9160183-2-7,
Paperback,
64pp, April 2020,
To read Rosemary McLeish’s new book, Defragmentation, is to find yourself trappedin someone else’s nightmare. You feel as if you’ve…
Issue 41 |March 2020|
‘Snow Fall’ a poem by Martin Willitts Jr
Martin’s latest book is ‘Unfolding Towards Love’ (Wipf and Stock).
Issue 41 |March 2020|
Poetry, L B Sedlacek
L.B. Sedlacek publishes ‘The Poetry Market Ezine’, a free resource for poets.
Issue 41 |March 2020|
A Poem by S B Borgersen
Sue’s collection of 150 micro fictions, While the Kettle Boils, is to be published by Unsolicited Press in early 2021.
Issue 41 |March 2020|
Sheree La Puma, Poems of Loss and Protest
Award-winning writer, Sheree La Puma..
Issue 41 |March 2020|
Coyote Warning, Poetry by Marybeth Rua-Larsen
Marybeth Rua-Larsen won the Luso-American Fellowship for the DISQUIET International Literary Program in Lisbon
Issue 41 |March 2020|
Julie Weiss 1 Poem
Finalist in Alexandria Quarterly´s first line poetry contest series.
Issue 41 |March 2020|
New poetry by Halsey Hyer
Associate Editor for Pittsburgh Poetry Journal, Halsey Hyer.
Issue 41 |March 2020|
2 Poems by Beatrice Szymkowiak
Beatrice Szymkowiak is the author of RED ZONE, a poetry chapbook
Issue 41 |March 2020|
‘The Use of Fear’ by Hilary Sideris
Hilary Sideris’s latest collect is ‘Un Amore Veloce’ (Kelsay Books 2019)
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 New Poems by Janice Dempsey
Janice is co-owner and editor of Dempsey & Windle, an independent poetry publishing company
Issue 41 |March 2020|
Featured Poet, Melanie Hyo-In Han
Poet, foodie and linguaphile Melanie Hyo-In Han
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
New Poetry by Linda Adair
Linda Adair is the publisher at Rochford Press
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
Body Shaming by Michael Aiken
Michael is the owner at Garden Lounge Creative Space, a poetry in Newtown.
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
New Poetry from Irina Frolova
Irina Frolova is working on a bilingual pocketbook of poems to be published by Flying Island Books/ASM/Cerberus Press later in 2020.
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
Nautical Poetry from Julian O’Dea
COAST HOUSE
where the sea gives the landa sloppy kisswith the rising tide,beachcombers and souvenirs,the washed-up, the empty shell,displaced, yellowing palms,bowing bamboo, sagging shadecloth;and inside,pre-loved,…
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
Kate McNamara
Playwright, poet and critical theorist, Kate McNamara
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
Les Wicks Poetry
Les Wick’s 14th book of poetry is ‘Belief’ (Flying Islands, 2019).
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
3 New Poems by Dorothy Simmons
Irish-Australian poet, teacher and author, Dorothy Simmons
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
Poet and Musician Barnaby Smith
Poet, journalist & Musician, Barnaby Smith
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
Poetry by Paul Scully
Paul Scully has two published collections, ‘An Existential Grammar’ and ‘Suture Lines’.
An Astráil: With Denise O’Hagan
Andrew Brion 2 poems
Andrew Brion published his first poetry book, ‘Soul Moves’, in 2018.