Cambrian Mountains Society Poetry Competition
Second prize in the Mid Wales Section went to Gareth Writer Davies for his poem "Red Flags". https://www.herald.wales/national-news/poets-from-around-the-world-celebrate-mid-wales-uplands/
Sphinx on Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake is dedicated to the poet’s late wife, Julia, and variations on the theme of loss appear throughout his pamphlet, which delves deep into personal experience.
Confluence on River Lane
Simon Cockle’s first collection is a beautifully produced book published by Arenig Press. I have noticed that this publisher, based in Wales, has of late found some startling and skillful voices, including Mr Cockle.
Pulsar Poetry on River Lane
River Lane feels like Simon Cockle's fifth or sixth collection, but it's his first. This is an impressive book, its poems propelled by a maturity and a wisdom that provoke, as much as they please.
John Mole on Mirror Lake
In the title poem of this accomplished and often deeply moving collection, David Van-Cauter asks ‘Were we here, or were we only passing through?’ The answer is, of course, both.
COMING SOON…
In the title poem of this accomplished and often deeply moving collection, David Van-Cauter asks ‘Were we here, or were we only passing through?’
David Van-Cauter on Mirror Lake
Extract from my blog…...Written towards the end of my round-the-world trip, which inspired several of the poems… Relaxing in Vancouver with overcast weather, reminding me of home, less than two…
Confluence Magazine on The Lover’s Pinch
Two things to make a great poetry collection review: #1 Comparison to the great Ivor Cutler and #2 when the reviewer says simply "Get it".
Missing – London Progressive Journal
A poem, taken from Simon Cockle's first full-length collection, 'River Lane' (published by Arenig Press), about the loss of a loved one in the Great War.
Greta Stoddart on The Lover’s Pinch
"Reading these poems you could say that the love poem is alive and, if not kicking, then beautifully stretching out its long limbs and casting a cool and appraising eye on both the beloved and the lover.