New poetry for December: mushrooms and marshes, mighty mountains, trouble and titillation
Poetry reviewer Mab Jones signs off for 2024 with close readings of new verse by Wendy Allen, Betty Doyle, Samatar Elmi and Philip Gross.
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New poetry for October: clamping teeth, danger and displacement, controlled chaos
This October, three new poetry collections celebrate moments of small joy, Palestinian resistance and the potential of the written word to push the boundaries of what we consider poetry.
New poetry for August: dancing sea urchins, Norfolk Broads and fat cuckoo chicks
For her late-summer coverage of the best new poetry, Mab Jones selects new releases from Jane Hirshfield, Nisha Ramayya, Lorcán Black and Matt Howard.
New poetry for June: witches’ cauldrons, slaughtered cows, memories of old outfits
Feast your eyes on six of the best new entries from the British poetry landscape of June 2024, including titles from Caerphilly’s clare e. potter and Newport’s Nigel Jarrett.
New poetry for May: seals, squids, swimming, Sylvanian Families and the avian experience
Mab Jones swoops back to improve this merry month of May with five of the best (in her opinion) new poetry titles from independent publishers.
New poetry for January: stuffed toy gaslighting, tonguing wit, reality in Penarth
Mab Jones gets the poetic wagon on the road for 2023 with five new titles for January - including a healthy crop of content from south Wales.
NEW POETRY COLUMN: AUGUST | FEATURE
nth, Mab Jones returns with the next of her monthly roundups of contemporary independent poetry. Everything from Powys owls to Jim Morrison to mythical Cornish lands awaits…