New Poem in PoetryBay (Online)
“Glasswalker” appears in the Winter 2018/2019 issue of Poetry Bay. You can read it here. Watch your step.
Cyclone one of The Spear’s Big Reads of 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, Cyclone finds itself in some remarkable company as part of The Spear’s Big Reads of 2018 list as a “standout book of the year”. Deputy Editor Chris Jackson wrote, “Peake’s collection of poetry–his third–is a magnificent meditation on grief and its aftermath, all taking place within a climate change-conscious world where, …
“Jellied Eels” in The Creel
Did you know that hundreds of contemporary poets have written about eels? Me either, until this delightfully odd little anthology popped through my mail slot. When Luke Thompson put out the call on Twitter, I responded with “Jellied Eels”, and he must have liked it. The poem appears on p. 70, flanked on all sides …
On “Reading Dostoevsky in the John Lewis Café, Welwyn Garden City”
Making an example of oneself isn’t always easy. Making an example of one’s poetry even less so. Nevertheless, I took a stab at explaining some of the process behind writing the poem “Reading Dostoevsky in the John Lewis Café, Welwyn Garden City” in a new post on the Nine Arches Press blog. The poem appears …
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Cyclone Now Available
Order Now “Cyclone takes the strengths of Robert Peake’s previous work – candour, intensity, a hard-won wit–and enters the storm, in search of an answer to the question raised by his heartbreaking ‘Why I Should Be Over It By Now’. Built around four remarkable sequences, this new collection takes him into the most difficult of …
Two Poems in Poetry Salzburg Review 32
Poetry Salzburg has been good to me and my work, including publishing The Silence Teacher in 2013. The two poems that appear in the latest issue represent the fifth time they have accepted work (including poems and reviews) for publication. I am truly grateful. Grateful, also, for two excellent new poems by Abegail Morley, and …