Breathing by David Van-Cauter Arenig Press, Β£7.50 Review by Bruce Christianson The twenty six poems in this collection are for the most part a hard read, but they are well…
Gareth Writer Davies reviews a collection by David Van-Cauter which deals painstakingly and intimately with some of lifeβs tough questions. Thanks to London Grip. Breathing David Van-CauterArenig PressISBN 978-1-999849-19-1pp 46…
This is a compelling, thought provoking set of 31 poems, mostly unpunctuated, short and punchy, often in couplets. The tone clearly set by the cover with its Welsh church, a…
"...ππππ ππ π ππππ π° πππππ ππππ ππ ππππ, πππ ππππ ππππππ ππππππ." A review to die for. Gareth Writer-Davies' "Wysg". Thanks to Sam Smith, editor at The Journal (#68),…
I know whereof Mike McNamara speaks, that mix of nostalgia and regret, a past not disowned but wondered at. What deluded fools we all were; and how on earth did…
You can read the full review here: http://www.ajimagazine.com/uploads/2/2/2/8/22289112/2020-spring-ajimagazinespringissue12.pdf But here's the reviewer's summary... "I recommend you purchase your own copy of this book and read it carefully. It will challenge…
This slim volume of poetry is an intelligent and darkly humorous collection that touches its toe to the edge of an end that waits for all us. Turn to a…
Mike McNamara moved when he was eight, or more likely was moved, from Larne, County Antrim, Ireland to Newport, South Wales, where he lived in Halstead Street for at least…
Hereβs a dizzying, lyrical and emotionally frank collection of poems, from a surprising source β the frontman of veteran south Wales entertainers Big Macβs Wholly Soul Band! An inquisitive and…
In choosing what could be the spectacularly ill-advised collection title of βThe Endβ (βGod was I glad to reach β¦..β), Writer-Davies has set out his stool in terms of bravery before the reader has even opened the first page.