
REVIEW: SUZANNAH V EVANS’ ‘BRIGHTWORK’
By Stella Backhouse | “Brightwork presents shiningly accessible poems that are deeply evocative of the unique physical and sensory landscape of Bristol’s Underfall boatyard. Following the example of Ponge, Evans portrays the boatyard mostly through forensic focus on artefacts found within it. […]”

REVIEW: CATHY GALVIN’S ‘WALKING THE COVENTRY RING ROAD’
By Stella Backhouse | […] like minimalism itself, ‘Walking the Coventry Ring Road’ is more than the sum of its parts. Part memoir, part love-song to the unique landscape, carried around by each of us, that is the one imprinted from childhood, it’s about how our relationship with […]

Eve’s Christmas Book List
By Eve Volungeviciute | HCE sub-editor Eve figured it’s time to pick out some Christmas themed recommendations for fellow readers who wish to get into a festive mood. From anthologies to classics of various genres, there should be something to everyone’s taste. […]

Coventry-Dresden Twin Cities Poetry Exchange 2022
The first ever Dresden-Coventry Poetry Exchange has been happening in 2022! As part of this exchange, four poets representing the Dresden scene will soon be joining a Coventry (and beyond!) audience online for a Fire&Dust special…

SPOOKY INDIE READS
By Eve Volungeviciute | For those who like reading according to the time of the year and those who genuinely love creepy books, HCE’s Eve has compiled a list of titles and synopses that should satisfy your cravings. […]