It’s been said that humour often comes from a serious place. That concept can be easily applied to Caroline Bird’s Ambush at Still Lake . Th...

At its heart, Carrie Etter’s fifth collection Grief’s Alphabet poignantly explores the loss of the poet’s mother and describes the impact o...

Even just a few poems into Maria Taylor’s Dressing for the Afterlife , I realise there are many options for how to approach this collection,...

At the end of 2017, we asked readers to nominate a favourite read of the year, and write a one-sentence review of their chosen book. The boo...

Instructions for Making Me is the intriguing title of Maria Taylor’s pamphlet which has been beautifully published by HappenStance. Her...

This review is late. Even later than I was to the event itself. But while my lateness on 3rd October gained me nothing but a few disapprovin...

Maria Taylor’s debut collection Melanchrini is the music of archaeology. She digs deep trenches in the right places, uncovers the right ...

This review was first published in Under the Radar Magazine , published by Nine Arches Press.           Nitrate by Simon Perril...