ISBN 978-1-947653-72-6 Clare Songbirds Publishing House I have followed the work of Christopher Hopkins, from his first collection onwards. His work always dealt with great sensitivity with landscape, emotion and what it means to be formed from a Welsh heritage and land, and he has always shown a great gift for strong and poignant imagery. In this new collection, however, I feel he has made a massive leap forwards, as he now deals with the trauma and heartbreak of miscarriage with such sensitivity. It is a sad irony that Hopkins’ work has grown so much from out of such loss. … Continue reading Christopher Hopkins, The Shape of a Tulip Bird, reviewed by Shirley Bell

Exhibition @ Tate Modern, London, UK from August 2019 until July 2020 HUNGARY : EUROPE “Generally I am not as interested in the finished work as I am in the way it comes about, which is to say the question … Continue reading Imogen Gladman reviews Dóra Maurer

Exposed: Michael A Griffith (2018) ISBN 1724075535, 9781724075536 Exposed is Michael A. Griffith’s first poetry collection, self-published in 2018. Griffith is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet whose works have appeared in many international journals and anthologies. He is a member of the U.S. 1 Poet’s Cooperative, and he teaches at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, NJ.[1] Exposed contains 19 poems highlighting our fragility as human beings and raises questions about our purpose and ultimate value. Downfall, a poem about a bullfight, is a poignant reflection on fate. Should we accept what is expected of us and live up to it, … Continue reading Samantha Maw reviews Exposed by Michael A Griffith