Strange sounds and sweet airs

A round-up of recent poetry books

W hile people in the world of books, ...

What makes a novel of ideas?

One of the greatest challenges for a poet is to find something new to say. It’s all been said before. Any poet who manages to find a truly original subject should keep very quiet about it, write the p

Poetry that blends music, mortality and fame

FROM LORCA: THE DRAWINGS BY HELEN OPPENHEIMER (1987) ...