by Suella Holland | Sep 25, 2015 | News, Reviews
Scapegoat Review – Poetry Magazine Gillis’s skillful modulation of tone and his aphoristic precision allow him to create moments that ring true to feeling and afterthought, articulating the complex emotional resonance of memory. The opening poem,... by Suella Holland | Jul 14, 2015 | News, Reviews
Complexities of migration, relocation and the journey home Although John McAuliffe’s new book is founded in what the back cover describes as “the domestic spaces and routines” of a contemporary life, subjects of which he is such a master, its general drift is out from... by Suella Holland | Jul 1, 2015 | News, Reviews
Subtlety is a word that defines the poetry of John McAuliffe, whose previous collection, Of All Places was a Poetry Book Society recommendation. The title of his fourth collection, The Way In, suggests that he is an intuitive poet, who waits until he finds the right... by Suella Holland | Jun 3, 2015 | News, Reviews
Signes: A Review of Ciaran Carson’s ‘From Elswhere’ For a poet, there are easier things than translations. The translating poet inevitably has to face the gnawing burden of writing for two people. “It’s a desperate system of double-entry... by Suella Holland | Jun 3, 2015 | News, Reviews
The Boys of Bluehill by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin review — distinctive and rewarding A murmur of nuns, dens, ruins … Ireland’s secret histories and the pain of the past
echo through this powerful collection The late Peter Porter had a peculiar blind spot... by Suella Holland | Feb 25, 2015 | Reviews
The Rooms is Peter Sirr’s eighth collection. A beautifully orchestrated meditation upon the meaning of the word ‘home’, it weighs in at just over one hundred pages and is thus a substantial addition to his work. By profession, Sirr is a linguist, teacher and...