Tag: review
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new poems and a review
Originally posted on Worded Page: There’s been plenty happening over the past month or so…so this blog post is a bit of a catch up. Firstly, I was thrilled to read a third review of Confessional Box on Cordite this week. This one was by Siobhan Hodge and I really enjoyed reading about her experiences…
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Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz Impressions of Japan (1964)
The Dave Brubeck Quartet is pretty damn wonderful on their third ‘Impressions’ record, released not long after their commercial peak. If this album isn’t as well-known as monsters like Time Out or At Carnegie Hall I’d argue that it shouldn’t be too far behind. Maybe it’s not a masterpiece of jazz – but it’s an…
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Between Giants Review
Really happy to share a wonderful review of between giants from blogger and writer Aderyn Wood – it was a great thrill to read this as I really enjoyed the analysis. It’s like a gift, to see your own work through someone else’s eyes – so thank you Aderyn! Here’s a snippet: Over recent weeks…
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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Easily one of my favourite Neil Gaiman books – so much so that just thinking about it makes me wish he had a new novel out right now. I’d read it immediately. . In Neverwhere readers are given a brilliant mix of comic, dark, surreal and fantastical elements as they follow the out-of-his-depth Richard Mayhew…
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Robbie Coburn’s ‘Human Batteries’ – An Interview/Review
Robbie Coburn’s first poetry collection, Human Batteries (Picaro Press, 2012), is a vivid chapbook that contrasts experimental narratives with pieces more tender or direct. As with all great poetry, Human Batteries is revealing, there’s a clear sense of vulnerability to some of the poems and an almost thematic ‘questioning’ of the permanence of relationships runs…
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Robbie Coburn’s SOS Review Republished at Rochford Street Review
I’m back with a thank you once again to poet Robbie Coburn, who just let me know that his review of my last collection, Stepping Over Seasons, was republished by Rochford Street Review which is great news for us both I reckon! Head on over for a read and check out some of the other…
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Fantastic Mini-Review of ‘between giants’ from Mark William Jackson
Happy New Year everyone, hope it’s going well so far! Mine has just been boosted by the wonderful Mark William Jackson (check out his new website, Mark’s a multi-talented guy.) He’s also just written a great mini-review of ‘between giants’ on Goodreads, which can be found here. Thanks Mark!
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“Music for Broken Instruments” by A.S. Patric – A Review
Music for Broken Instruments – available to read free here! by A.S. Patric The Black Rider Press April 2010 Review by Ashley Capes A.S. Patric’s “Music for Broken Instruments” reads as a kind of language-based salve for what Patric sees as a variety of wounds cut deep in our society, injuries he explores at length…
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New Stepping Over Seasons Review
Today (or tonight!) I’d like to thank Victorian writer Robbie Coburn for a wonderful review of Stepping Over Seasons !!! Read more about the talented Robbie here and the review is available here
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