Review: Everblossom (2011) Everblossom is an anthology of poetry and very short stories, ranging from the pleasantly touching to the dark and unnerving. It’s hard to review an anthology (for me, anyway). I don’t want to summarise every poem or story or break down what I thought of each. So allow me to give you my(…)
Poetry
Book Review: 8 – Michael Mullin
Review: 8 It’s hard to forget Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, whether it’s the original Disney film or the Gremlins singing along to it in the cinema back in the early eighties. Michael Mullin has revisited the classic story but put a different spin on things, telling some of the story from the POV(…)
Book Review: Say Not What If – Andrew Friedman
Review: Say Not What If Though I love reading I have never been the biggest fan of poetry. I do appreciate it as an art form but I’m one of these people that struggles to understand some of the meaning to a poem. When faced with Andrew Friedman’s Say Not What If I had not(…)
Book review: Song for the Songs of Birds – Don McKay
For quite a few years I lived with an avid birdwatcher and we are still friends now. So I am used to both birdwatchers and birdwatching and whilst I haven’t pursued the hobby, my interest in our feathered friends hasn’t left me.