No – not a review. Instead, a ‘5 Reasons to Read’ and buy this book. You can buy it here: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/penelope-shuttle-retrieved-data. There will be many people who have just bought Penelope Shuttle’s newest collection from Bloodaxe Books: Lyonesse (you can buy it here: https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/lyonesse-1258) . Me, too. However, you may or not be aware that … More Penelope Shuttle’s ‘Retrieved Data’: 5 Reasons to Read

It may not come as a huge surprise, but the latest change to government guidance has had an effect on the Carlisle Poetry Symposium. The shortest way of saying it is that the venue (Tullie House) are still being incredibly helpful – but if we were to go ahead on the 10th July we would … More Carlisle Poetry Symposium Postponed

There is a real lack of good poetry reviewing – and I can understand many of the reasons why. Sometimes you open up a review page of a poetry magazine and find stunningly bland prose. Have no fear, intrepid reader. Poetry-panning still exists. Take this as an example: https://newcriterion.com/issues/2021/6/history-lessons: you’ll need to scroll down. It … More Poetry Reviews

I am so late with this (it came out last year)… As I’ve written before, I have given up the idea of ‘reviewing’ poetry – because my knowledge never seems up to the job. This means I start a review and then can’t publish it for The Fear. So, instead, I’m just going to regularly … More ‘Wealden’, Nancy Gaffield – Five Reasons to Read…

I have given up the idea of ‘reviewing’ poetry – because my knowledge never seems up to the job. This means I start a review and then can’t publish it for The Fear. So, instead, I’m just going to regularly post ‘Five Reasons to Read’. In each there will be five simple reasons why you … More Dom Domanski: Selected Poems – Five Reasons to Read…