The Irish word for love
Chris Edgoose reviews Rescue Contraptions by Joe Duggan (tall-lighthouse, 2022)
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This barter of enthusiasm
Funny poems by Norman MacCaig, William Makepeace Thackeray and Alexander Hutchison, chosen by Chris Edgoose, DA Prince and Richie McCaffery
What lies ahead may cause upset
Chris Edgoose reviews WE’RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER: poems for a disUNITED KINGDOM edited by Michael Stewart, Steve Ely and Kayleigh Campbell (Grist, 2022).
What does Chris Edgoose say?
I've enjoyed poetry since studying it at school — the War Poets and Elizabeth Jennings left a particular impression ...
Call it Love
Chris Edgoose reviews Bioluminescent Baby by Fiona Benson (Guillemot, 2021)
Two Poetries: Spender, Poetry and Ideology
Chris Edgoose considers Stephen Spender, revolutionary poetry and the need for trust between writers and readers of poetry
Traces
Chris Edgoose reviews The Dereliction by Liz Berry and Tom Hicks (Hercules Editions, 2021)
Palimpsest
In the second of our series on over-used words in poetry, Chris Edgoose takes on 'palimpsest'