Angel Hill by Michael Longley review – elegies on conflict, grief and nature
The essence of humanity is captured by one of the finest poets of his generation through the Troubles, the first world war and the beauty of wilderness
February 2015
One Thousand Things Worth Knowing by Paul Muldoon review – an intricate tour de force
Poems that are the textual equivalent of a high-wire act, with juggling. No one does it better
November 2013
Selected Poems by Robert Graves – review
The greatness of Robert Graves, one of the outstanding poetic voices of the 20th century, was forged in the first world war, says Fran Brearton
September 2013
Parallax by Sinéad Morrissey – review
Fran Brearton enjoys a deft exploration of the artificiality of art in framing and containing its subject
January 2013
Go Giants by Nick Laird - review
The epic ambition of Nick Laird's latest collection of poems reveals the poet's genuine sense of the incomprehensible scale of the cosmos, says Fran Brearton
June 2012
Dear Life by Dennis O'Driscoll - review
Ireland's 'office poet' has helped to enlarge the scope and vocabulary of verse, writes Fran Brearton
March 2012
Praise in Which I Live and Move and Have My Being by Paul Durcan – review
Fran Brearton acclaims a teller of tall tales and everyday encounters
