Trees on Bear Road, Brendan Cleary
Trees on Bear Road, Brendan Cleary, Sunk Island Publishing, £3.50 Reviewed by Jane Holland.
Still chipping away at the streetwise wordface, long-established poet Brendan Cleary excels at the pub anecdotal:
this guy at the urinal
turned round and stared
vomited white bile
the insides of his stomach
then crashed on the tiles
& died there & then
right in front of...
4th November 2008
DIVING FOR SHINY THINGS by Lisa B
“Diving for Shiny Things’ is an appropriate title for this anthology by Canadian poet Lisa B. I dived deep through fifty two poems, snagged my beak on what promised to be gold but, far too often developed into ‘therapeutic’ writing; and got my wings trapped underneath the sheer volume of this weigh...
21st August 2008
Below the Belt by Mia Darlone
In 1986, along with 49,999 others, I was standing inside the home stadium of a West German football team in the centre of Cologne. It was late summer an...
10th July 2008
Poetry at the Edinburgh Fringe 2007?
There is a vibrant performance poetry scene at the Edinburgh Fringe. The problem is finding it.
16th June 2008
Drab Curtains & Mustard Walls by Darren Thomas
The Howcroft with its authentic drab curtains and mustard coloured walls creates an impression of a well worn bu...
28th April 2008
Ugly Tree Reviewed by James Hartnell
ed. Paul Neads
With 38 poems from 19 contributors including one featured poet, this A5 perfect-bound issue represents...
21st April 2008
Dropping the Mask by Dave Morgan
The performances of Rosie Lugosi and Chloe Poems have generally left me ...
21st April 2008
Better Late... By Louise Coulson
After a late start - the guy who usually does the sound had doubled booked and was rehearsing with his b...
21st April 2008
