New poetry for April: goblins, guilt, flashing the dead and true tales of life in west Wales
From Cardiff to west Wales to London, journey with us through April's best new poetry.
From Cardiff to west Wales to London, journey with us through April's best new poetry.
Discover the latest poetry releases for March 2023, including Welsh mythology, border balladry, and more. As always, Mab Jones is your guide.
First editions, essential reprints and pamphlets for about the price of a pint (these days) in this February's new poetry column. Mab Jones is, as ever, your guide.
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.
Mab Jones delivers six of the best in new poetry for November, including a couple of titles which step outside the column’s regular parameters.
On paper, Harry Baker’s new collection, Unashamed, should be worth attention. Unfortunately, these poems rarely come to life
Mab Jones kicks this October’s poetry instalment off by recommending a multimedia installation, before reverting to the paper and ink combo we know and love.
New Poetry for September reviewed by Mab Jones including Nick Fisk, Nadia Lines, Jessica Mookherjee, Sarah James and more
Themes of home, sanctuary, belonging and uprising pervade Mab Jones’ chosen poetry picks this August.
Originally published in 2013, When My Brother Was An Aztec serves to remind us of Natalie Diaz’s singular talent.
From Peter Finch to poems written in the Swansea dialect, Mab Jones finds much to celebrate on the home front, poetry-wise, this June.
Zen koans, true spellcasters, new visions of reality, transmutations of the everyday and, in one case, a lot of cow talk. It's all in Mab Jones' monthly poetry column.