Holiday in Barlovia
Matthew Paul reviews A Land Between Borders by Mike Barlow (Templar Poetry, 2023)
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If Tarring Neville was not a village but a procedure
Matthew Paul reviews Instead of an Alibi by Geoff Hattersley (Broken Sleep Books, 2023)
Duster Bennett live at Frank Freeman’s
Matthew Paul reviews New and Selected Poems by Cliff Yates (Smith|Doorstop, 2023)
The weight of history
Matthew Paul reviews Selected Poems 1983–2023 by Ian Parks (Calder Valley Poetry, 2023)
What I think about when I think about English-Language Haiku
On form, spirit and resonance: an essay with three commentaries by Matthew Paul
Life and love
Matthew Paul reviews Lanyard by Peter Samson (Carcanet, 2022)
The grief I cast is for me
Matthew Paul celebrates the life and poetry of Ted Walker
What does Matthew Paul say?
I had a succession of very engaging English teachers. For 'A' level, our texts included Robert Lowell and Donne, both of whom I really enjoyed ...
Considering the effects
Matthew Paul looks at poems featuring bowls by Stephen Payne, Pauline Stainer and Ted Walker
Three pamphlets: Sarah Mnatzaganian, Judi Sutherland and Hugo Williams
Matthew Paul reviews Lemonade in the Armenian Quarter by Sarah Mnatzaganian, Maggie Mackay reviews Following Teisa by Judi Sutherland and Hilary Menos reviews Badlands by Hugo Williams
Compassion in strange places
Matthew Paul on the life and poetry of Patricia Beer