The latest issue of our favourite literary magazine Pen Pusher contains a review by Helen Mort of our anthology City State: New London Poetry. This is the verdict: City State is [a] journey across the metropolis in rush hour: a journey that by turns bewilders, delights and throws up unpalatable truths. The anthology showcases a real […]
The latest issue of our favourite literary magazine Pen Pusher contains a review by Helen Mort of our anthology City State: New London Poetry. This is the verdict:
City State is [a] journey across the metropolis in rush hour: a journey that by turns bewilders, delights and throws up unpalatable truths. The anthology showcases a real range of styles, from Jacob Sam-La Rose’s heartfelt verse, to Chris McCabe’s complex, darkly witty observations. Though diverse, the poets featured here often seem to riff around several themes that are associated with London itself: dislocation, escapism, breathlessness.
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a snapshot taken from a moving bus: half-blurred, half-clear … City State celebrates London, in all its contradictory glory.
City State is available online for £9.99 and at selected bookshops.
New work by: Jay Bernard, Caroline Bird, Ben Borek, Siddhartha Bose, Tom Chivers, Swithun Cooper, Alex Davies, Inua Ellams, Laura Forman, Christopher Horton, Wayne Holloway-Smith, Kirsten Irving, Annie Katchinska, Amy Key, Chris McCabe, Marianne Munk, Holly Pester, Heather Phillipson, Nick Potamitis, Imogen Robertson, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Ashna Sarkar, Jon Stone, Barnaby Tidman, Ahren Warner, James Wilkes & Steve Willey.
