Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Basket Review. Have we got a hot one for you!! Rhymes for the Mind by prolific poet Sharron Green is a reflective, calming and profound collection. Greeted by a warm author’s note, and illustrated with vivid sunflowers, we begin our mindful journey. This poet embraces the elementsContinue reading “Poetry Basket Review”
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Poetry Basket Review
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Basket Review. And in our basket this week is My Acrostic Mother, the brand new collection by prolific and talented poet Trisha Broomfield. Every page contains such absorbing pieces. Do treat yourselves to this wonderful collection. Meanwhile I have given it a very hot review below. ReadContinue reading “Poetry Basket Review”
Poetry Basket Review
Dobby! Get out of that Poetry Basket! Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Basket Review section. Today we have a cracking new collection from prolific poet Tony Josolyne. A regular reader at Poetry Performance in Tedddington, we eagerly awaited this new and varied collection. And Tony did not disappoint. I’ve given Recalcitrant Verse aContinue reading “Poetry Basket Review”
Leaving – A Poetry Basket Review
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Basket Review section. Recently I had the honour of being asked to review an anthology titled Leaving, published by Bennison Books. I have to say the intelligence and poignancy of these five poets kept me utterly absorbed. A collection of poetry about dying, grief and the mysteryContinue reading “Leaving – A Poetry Basket Review”
Camden Fringe ‘23
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the What I did on my holidays series. Well, apart from the Sealey Challenge, I’ve been seeing and reviewing a lot of the Camden Fringe. Going on through the whole of August, so much talent is packed in and without the chaos of Edinburgh’s Festival, its biggest rival. However,Continue reading “Camden Fringe ‘23”
Poetry Basket Review
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to another Poetry Basket review, and today we have an absolute belter, Douglas Graham Wilson’s new collection Of Love and Other Maladies. A wonderful poet and friend, Douglas takes us on a real journey of emotion and human situations, and I’m proud to present a hot and well deserved reviewContinue reading “Poetry Basket Review”
The Return of the Poetry Basket….
Isn’t it great to see The Poetry Basket return?! And don’t you love looking in it? Well, today it contains Outside In, a wonderful new pamphlet from talented poet Polly Bull. And we know what comes next, don’t we? A review of this intriguing collection… read on… Outside In by Polly Bull Well, I’ve comeContinue reading “The Return of the Poetry Basket….”
Advent Calender – Window 2
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome to Window 2 – now here’s where the fun really begins. Yesterday, I opened up a poet I completely didn’t know and today… A poet I know very well, and adore his work. I’ve had the privilege of seeing the lovely Matthew Paul perform at Woking and The Troubadour, and IContinue reading “Advent Calender – Window 2”
The Poetry Advent Calender…
Hello PL’s, Let me introduce the Poetry Advent Calender for December 2020. Every day, a new window will be opened and for every book that comes out, there will be a mini-review and the story behind it. Now forgive me, PL’s, I have had to omit the ones I have already reviewed – which breaksContinue reading “The Poetry Advent Calender…”
Poetry Basket Review
Hello, Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Basket Review. Now, you may have seen that I’ve featured the terrific poet, Trisha Broomfield a few times. So I think it’s a natural progression to actually review her latest collection When Peter Sellers Came to Tea. This is Trisha’s third book, and her previous collections areContinue reading “Poetry Basket Review”
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