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Matthew Stewart

works in the Spanish wine trade and lives between Extremadura and West Sussex. Following two pamphlets with HappenStancePress, his first full collection, The Knives of Villalejo, was published in 2017. More recent poems have featured in The Spectator, The New European and Wild Court. Read Matthew Stewart’s blog Rogue Strands here.

    A section from what could be a stained glass window; it shows a central diamond shape with a blue background and a yellow horse silhouette standing on a yellow crown. There are diamonds of dark and pale red and yellow around.

    Hydra heads of rebellions

    Matthew Stewart reviews The Kentish Rebellion by Robert Selby (Shoestring, 2022)
    A paper cutout of the front steps to Steven Spender's house. It is a blue townhouse and stone steps lead to the front door. Leaves are on the ground, giving an autumnal air.

    A single umbrella is enough to start a revolution

    Matthew Stewart reviews The Storm in the Piano by Christopher James (Maytree Press, 2022),
    abstract image of a blurred blue head on a blue background with yellow red and green leaf like paint splurges running down the left hand side

    One kid looking on in wonder

    Matthew Stewart explores Ben Wilkinson’s poetic development and looks at his new collection, Same Difference (Seren, 2022)
    A ripe Camembert a bottle of Gaillac red wine with a poem on the label and a half full glass in front of a yellow window. The poem is Zaleo Premium by Matthew Stewart

    Beyond the Bubble

    Matthew Stewart asks how poetry can reach out to a wider readership
    head and shoulders photo of Mike Laskey looking a bit poetic in a red jumper and black beret (Breton rather than Basque, going by the dimensions) against blue sky and a bit of beach and sea

    The outsider who writes from within

    Matthew Stewart looks at the work of Michael Laskey
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