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What's On in Wales - Your Ultimate Guide
Mab Jones' 2025 account is opened with four titles ranging from the widely shared Scots-dialect ‘poyums’ of Len Pennie to a posthumous collection by Palestinian Refaat Alareer.
Poetry reviewer Mab Jones signs off for 2024 with close readings of new verse by Wendy Allen, Betty Doyle, Samatar Elmi and Philip Gross.
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.
Four more prize-worthy books of poetry have been bundled up by Mab Jones for her roundup of the best new poems for September.
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.
Mab Jones is back with five of the best books for July encompassing a spectrum of sexuality, experience and level of human intervention.
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.
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.
Mab Jones has come back for more of the best new poetry released this April, from the venerable David Harsent to a Welsh contingent in Elizabeth Parker and Taz Rahman.
Mab Jones compiles the best new poetry this March: from vital contemporary voices on the scene, their verse ranging from the devastating to the evocative to the faintly absurd.
A leap into the unknown for February's best new poetry roundup by Mab Jones with reviews of new books by Lavinia Greenlaw, Safia Elhillo, Lynna Hjelmgaard and more.
One more roundup of the poetry scene’s grassroots by the irrepressible Mab Jones before the year is out. Suitably, she’s recommending a brace of seasonally-slanted anthologies and a smaller festive volume among some other treats
