Tag Archives: microreview

Review: Landsick by Genevieve Carver

ABOUT THE BOOK Landsick, Genevieve Carver. Available here. Published by Broken Sleep Books. MICROREVIEW BY TOM ENGLAND Landsick has its germ in Carver’s own immersion in the Yorkshire coast, her collaboration with marine biologists at the University of Aberdeen, and affinity with the North Sea.  It’s obvious that Carver takes this kind of poetic fieldwork seriously. ButContinue reading “Review: Landsick by Genevieve Carver”

Review: purge fluid by Ivy Allsop

ABOUT THE BOOK purge fluid, Ivy Allsop. Available here. Published by Hem Press. MICROREVIEW BY AODÁN MCCARDLE In the first poem ‘Jonah in a benthic one-hander’ the narrow form of the text on the page issqueezed: language such as ‘palate’, ‘ammonia’, ‘nuchal’, ‘uvula’ ‘peeling wad’, ‘roof blubber’ tangibly overwhelm the reading mouth. The sudden intervention of aContinue reading “Review: purge fluid by Ivy Allsop”

Review: a fondness for the colour green by Charlie Baylis

ABOUT THE BOOK a fondness for the colour green, Charlie Baylis. Available here. Published by Broken Sleep Books. MICROREVIEW BY JAYD GREEN From the outset, a fondness for the colour green offers a bright glittering kaleidoscope to the reader. The poems oscillate between a deep frustration and a willing silliness. The page is not serious, and fewContinue reading “Review: a fondness for the colour green by Charlie Baylis”