Eyewear Publishing's very own Richard Lambert's Night Journey has been reviewed by the fine poet and critic John Greening in the 1 November issue of the Times Literary Supplement (TLS) which describe's our books as "smartly unconventional" hardbacks that are "a nod to the 1920s". The reviewer finds much to enjoy in Lambert's work - it is a very positive review overall - particularly noting "the collection's distinguished title poem", the "strong original writing" and "striking observation or quirky turn of phrase". Now is as good a time as any to order a copy from Eyewear online here.
THAT HANDSOME MAN A PERSONAL BRIEF REVIEW BY TODD SWIFT I could lie and claim Larkin, Yeats , or Dylan Thomas most excited me as a young poet, or even Pound or FT Prince - but the truth be told, it was Thom Gunn I first and most loved when I was young. Precisely, I fell in love with his first two collections, written under a formalist, Elizabethan ( Fulke Greville mainly), Yvor Winters triad of influences - uniquely fused with an interest in homerotica, pop culture ( Brando, Elvis , motorcycles). His best poem 'On The Move' is oddly presented here without the quote that began it usually - Man, you gotta go - which I loved. Gunn was - and remains - so thrilling, to me at least, because so odd. His elegance, poise, and intelligence is all about display, about surface - but the surface of a panther, who ripples with strength beneath the skin. With Gunn, you dressed to have sex. Or so I thought. Because I was queer (I maintain the right to lay claim to that
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