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Matthew Paul

Slightly blurred mostly blue picture of a white lighthouse on the end of a pier.

Life and love

Matthew Paul reviews Lanyard by Peter Samson (Carcanet, 2022)

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Some mangoes in a basket, and one loose on some large yellowish rocks

The grief I cast is for me

Matthew Paul celebrates the life and poetry of Ted Walker

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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 ...

Continue readingWhat does Matthew Paul say?
a green lawn close up with some bowling balls on it , a red flash on the top left corner reads "The Worlds finest bowls"

Considering the effects

Matthew Paul looks at poems featuring bowls by Stephen Payne, Pauline Stainer and Ted Walker

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The three pamphlet covers, Sarah's is white with a green diagonal flash, Judi's has the title in a blue oval on a background pencil drawing of a river and rocks and Hugo's is the shadow of banister railings non a light brown background.

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

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Black and white image of Patricia Beer, she is wearing a dark jacket and is standing in front of conifers. Her expression is knowing.

Compassion in strange places

Matthew Paul on the life and poetry of Patricia Beer

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