Good things happen on Twitter.
I have Gail Borrow to thank for introducing me (and my work) to Rachel Stirling via this recent tweet exchange.
@Stirlingwriter Ah, a lovely challenge for a Thurs morn! The work of @PeakePoetics is my response.
— Gail Borrow (@GailBorrow) January 29, 2015
I scrambled an electronic review copy of my forthcoming book The Knowledge, and she read deeply into the poems.
The poet moves from couplet through the numbered stanzas to free verse, and back again, with confidence and grace. The pace is impressive, largely because the poems are a joy of enjambment. … The work is elegant and strong. If it is silk then it is silk over steel.
You can read Rachel’s full review, and many equally astute others, on stirlingwriter.com.
Also, if you write reviews in print or online and would like to peruse your own copy of The Knowledge, please do get in touch.