This week’s spotlight shines on Emma Ashmere’s atmospheric collection Dreams They Forgot, highlighting the story ‘The Winter Months’.
SHORT STORY SPOTLIGHT: ‘The Winter Months’ by Emma Ashmere
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POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Devil’s Elbow’ by Jelena Dinić
This week’s spotlight shines once again on Jelena Dinić’s stunning collection In the Room with the She Wolf, highlighting the poem ‘Devil’s Elbow’.
DREAM SPOTLIGHT: ‘It will be freezing and wet but the Iliad will be open’ by Mike Ladd
This week’s spotlight, like its feature writer Mike Ladd, subverts its usual form to highlight the essay, ‘It will be freezing and wet but the Iliad will be open’ from the recently released Dream Tetras.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘the cumquats of christmas past’ by Ali Whitelock
This week’s poetry spotlight returns to Ali Whitelock’s charming and much-loved work, highlighting the poem ‘the cumquats of christmas past’ from her second collection, The Lactic Acid in the Calves of Your Despair.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Cross’ by Helen Parsons
This week’s poetry spotlight shines on the poem ‘Cross’, from Helen Parsons’ collection The Feeling of Bigness.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Courtier’ by Aidan Coleman
This week’s poetry spotlight contemplates the poem ‘Courtier’, from Aidan Coleman’s vigorous collection Mount Sumptuous.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Botanic Park’ by Heather Taylor-Johnson
This week’s poetry spotlight shines on Heather Taylor-Johnson’s freshly launched collection Alternative Hollywood Ending, highlighting the poem ‘Botanic Park’.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Back Again’ by Mike Ladd
This week’s poetry spotlight shines on Mike Ladd’s poem ‘Back Again’, from his multi-genre collection Invisible Mending.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Sweet River’ by Jack Hibberd
This week’s spotlight shines on Jack Hibberd’s most recent poetry collection, highlighting the titular poem ‘Sweet River’.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Selling Yourself’ by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton
This week’s spotlight once again shines on Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton’s tandem collection Nearly Lunch, this time highlighting the poem ‘Selling Yourself’.
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