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Richard Palmer for South Magazine, commenting on The Taste of Glass: "[The poet] is both the observer and the observed, trapped on the other side and her real kiss still tastes of glass. The poet adopts a range of personae...ranges widely in scale...tone too..."
Friday 7th October 2022 2:43 pm
The Taste of Glass Reviews
What they said about The Taste of Glass, Clive Donovan's first poetry collection published by Cinnamon Press:
"A treasure trove of sharp insights and fresh ideas" Clifton Redmond for The High Window
"Mighty powerful stuff" Sam Smith ed. The Journal
"Wild and meaningful" Fred Beake
"Poems of nuance and feeling" Robert Garnham
Friday 7th October 2022 2:31 pm
Harsh Review
Harsh Review
The last time we reviewed The Underpants
They had just released
A smooth and satisfying piece
Called ‘Tumble-dried’
Expertly produced in the studio
With top class electronic tumble-drier
They had taken advantage
Of twenty-first century technology
To create
A fragrant well-balanced affair
That dried quickly
And were ready to wear
Within minut...
Monday 27th April 2020 2:18 pm
A Review of my Collection "scratch"
As it seems to have been passed over, yet agan, in the publication of choice I'm taking the liberty of posting the review of my collection scratch, by the wonderful MulletProofPoet :
Scratch
Paul Sands
Sadly, these days, many poetry collections often come with a free side order of smart-arse, either that or they’re brimming with their own (usually misplaced) level of confidence, which gathe...
Monday 31st March 2014 4:16 pm
Review - The Complete Verse of Noel Coward (Diaries, Letters and Essays) by Noël Coward & Barry Day (Methuen Drama)
Noel Cowards' lyrics from his musicals are well known in the English speaking world and his phrases are now part of everyday English speech. Barry Day has collected here the definitive edition of Coward's verse including all the work in the three-volumes published in Coward's lifetime plus rare & previously unpublished material Coward sent to family and friends. 'Deidre' by his poet...
Tuesday 4th September 2012 8:13 pm
Review: Undone at AXM in Manchester during Pride week
Undone gives an insight into the life of a gay guy living a hedonistic life on Canal Street; evenings fuelled by drink and drugs, ending in one-night stands. In the course of the story, he meets a guy new to the scene and relatively innocent.
As a gay man who has known the scene in Manchester, the first half of this play left me concerned that it was not going to show anything original. Don...
Tuesday 24th August 2010 3:23 pm
And Did Those Feet – Theatre review
From clog-dancing kick-off to grandstand finish, Bolton Octagon's riveting revival of writers Les Smith and Martin Thomasson's play takes us on a swerving run through a slice of working-class life in1920s Bolton.
Bolton born, bred and buttered, and Trotters (Bolton Wanderers) fans all their lives, the writers draw from what they know to create this play, winner of best new play in the Manch...
Sunday 14th March 2010 1:58 pm
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