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.
Adam Horovitz on River Lane
Simon Cockle has a sharp, unsentimental eye for detail that is equally at home exploring nature as it is myth and the minutiae of the modern world.
John Gohorry on River Lane
The title poem of Simon Cockle’s rich and engaging first collection of poems has a number of features which point to distinctive features of the whole.
Gareth Writer-Davies on River Lane
River Lane is the work of a writer who has found his stride. With peripatetic poems of family and place we travel with him via striking images and sharp observation to poems of humour and serious intent.