The Frip

Monochrome photograph showing the silhouette of a woman standing on a small rock in the sea.

First-class business to transact

Isabelle Thompson reviews Tabula Rasa: Poetry by Women (Linen Press, 2023)

Three cover images. The first shows some red fruits on branches, the second shows a prism or beaker with blue shapes inside and the third is a turquoise and blue wavy pattern.

Living between languages

Jane Routh reviews three new pamphlets from Verve Poetry Press – Nemidoonam by Nasim Rebecca Asl, Bird Cherry by Roshni Gallagher and Tapping at Glass by Tim Tim Cheng

Close up photo of Diane Seuss' face. She looks intensely at the camera, heavy dark eyeshadow frames her eyes.

I drove all the way to Cape Disappointment

Rachel Burns takes a close look at the opening poem of frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss

Graphic with a white background showing various leaf like shapes, predominantly blue and black with the occasional green and orange . They could be seaweed. Who knows.

Crash the force shield of this screen

Emma Simon reviews The Kingdom by Jane Draycott (Carcanet, 2022)

Graphic print showing a woman's head and arm in pale colours. She is wearing a crown of flowers.

of bodies / of light / of weightlessness

Khadija Rouf reviews Antonyms for Burial by Ellora Sutton (Fourteen Poems, 2022)

A collage showing many images — a clenched fist, a skull and crossbones, a pair of handcuffs, a tortoise? and others, you get the idea. There is also scrawled text, such as 'Use your voice' and 'Stop the attacks'

Strength in symbols – and silence

Bruno Cooke meets Santo Niña, the Filipino poet, journalist and activist who uses poetry and social media to give voice to the voiceless

Part of a graphic showing the top of a wooden noticeboard such as one would seen a church. The top has a small flower cutout.

Of difference, and of faith and its loss

Maggie Mackay reviews Hymnal by Julia Bell (Parthian, 2023)

A bold orange cover showing a line / brush outline of a male torso.

A rebozo threaded by an ancient needle

Richie McCaffery reviews At Least This I Know by Andrés N. Ordorica (404 Ink, 2022)

Photo of Kim Moore with a purple track suit style top. She has red hair and she is leaning against a tree.

Poetry and Everyday Sexism

We talk to Kim Moore about her recent Forward prize-winning poetry collection and her new collection of lyric essays

A close up showing two torn pieces of pink paper with slightly burnt edges.

Snowfall mixes with burning ash

Tim Murphy reviews To An Occupier Burning Holes by Ken Evans (Salt, 2022)

An old black and white photo of two kids, one older boy and a younger girl.

Catch the heart off guard and blow it open

Annie Fisher reviews Skin & Blister by Blake Morrison (Mariscat, 2023)

A still from the 2D block game Minecraft. A small figure with a sword is running towards a large dragon ... One way or another it's going to be carnage.

You are the player. Wake up.

Inigo Brodie on the story behind the Minecraft End Poem, and how sometimes poetry is the only option