In case you are feeling Christmassy ( I don’t care it’s November, my tree’s been up for two weeks) and looking for some good poetry books (always top on the Santa wish list ey), here are some of the poems I’ve loved and thrown over my floor this year…
My favourite poetry magazine:Popshot Magazine: http://popshotpopshot.com
Not a book but my favourite poetry magazine – with all poems and stories illustrated. Lush
My favourite poetry press:http://burningeye.bigcartel.com
The books I’ve loved reading / seeing read this year…
Bloodaxe: Pleased to See You: 69 Sexy Poems: http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/pleased-to-see-me-729
Neu Reekie: Untitled One: http://www.birlinn.co.uk/Neu-Reekie-untitled-one.html
Polly Clark: Take Me With You: http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/take-me-with-you-824
Salena Godden: Fishing in the Aftermath: http://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/fishing-in-the-aftermath-poems-1994-2014-by-salena-godden-pre-order
Vanessa Kisuule: Joyriding the Storm: http://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/joyriding-the-storm-by-vanessa-kisuule
Michael Pedersen: Play With Me: http://www.birlinn.co.uk/Play-With-Me.html
Bang said the Gun: Anthology of poems from one of London’s best poetry nights https://burningeyebooks.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/the-most-important-poetry-book-in-45-years-bangsaidthegun/
Chimene Suleyman: Outside Looking On: http://www.influxpress.com/outside-looking-on/
Tongue Fu Anthology: Liminal Animals: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/Liminal-Animals-Tongue-Fu-Anthology-na/13013549344/bd
Sally Jenkinson: Sweat-borne Secrets: http://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/sweat-borne-secrets
William Letford: Bevel: http://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781847771926
Harry Baker: The Sunshine Kid: http://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/the-sunshine-kid-by-harry-baker-pre-order-for-shipping-before-xmas
Hollie McNish 