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 September: socks & supermarkets, skills & skulls, a Biblical bonanza
Four more prize-worthy books of poetry have been bundled up by Mab Jones for her roundup of the best new poems for September.
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 July: timely soul food, transmasculine kisses and a human-or-AI? conundrum
Mab Jones is back with five of the best books for July encompassing a spectrum of sexuality, experience and level of human intervention.
A poetic exploration of the Cornish sea: BATTERY ROCKS
In Battery Rocks, the latest poetry collection by Katrina Naomi, the Cornish sea is a lover, a friend and a metaphor for uncertainty.
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 April: oily black birds, hearts & innards, jazz standards
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.
New poetry for March: gods of the pond, slapping udders, Michael McIntyre’s net worth
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.
New poetry for February: radium jaws, the tightrope of love, Welsh poets branching out
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.
New poetry for December: Christmas anthologies, the Newport scene showcased and a walking tour of Cardiff
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