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'What is... the first and least remarkable thing about this story - is the extent to which Graeme Richardson buries the hatchet into the work.'
From @rorywaterman.bsky.social's report 'Remarkable Coincidences', published in PN Review 286.
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From @rorywaterman.bsky.social's report 'Remarkable Coincidences', published in PN Review 286.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
'What is... the first and least remarkable thing about this story - is the extent to which Graeme Richardson buries the hatchet into the work.'
From @rorywaterman.bsky.social's report 'Remarkable Coincidences', published in PN Review 286.
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From @rorywaterman.bsky.social's report 'Remarkable Coincidences', published in PN Review 286.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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And our reviews:
Gregory Woods on Cavafy, Andrew Dickinson on Cesare Pavese, Aisha Allinson on Gboyega Odubanjo, and Rory Waterman on Don Mee Choi.
Gregory Woods on Cavafy, Andrew Dickinson on Cesare Pavese, Aisha Allinson on Gboyega Odubanjo, and Rory Waterman on Don Mee Choi.
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
And our reviews:
Gregory Woods on Cavafy, Andrew Dickinson on Cesare Pavese, Aisha Allinson on Gboyega Odubanjo, and Rory Waterman on Don Mee Choi.
Gregory Woods on Cavafy, Andrew Dickinson on Cesare Pavese, Aisha Allinson on Gboyega Odubanjo, and Rory Waterman on Don Mee Choi.
Robert Bensen on the life of Derek Walcott
Rod Mengham and his adventure in Finland
Geoffrey Heptonstall on W. H. Auden, and his poetic character
Paul Magee viewing poetry as a change in the language
Tony Roberts discussing Mary McCarthy
Rod Mengham and his adventure in Finland
Geoffrey Heptonstall on W. H. Auden, and his poetic character
Paul Magee viewing poetry as a change in the language
Tony Roberts discussing Mary McCarthy
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Robert Bensen on the life of Derek Walcott
Rod Mengham and his adventure in Finland
Geoffrey Heptonstall on W. H. Auden, and his poetic character
Paul Magee viewing poetry as a change in the language
Tony Roberts discussing Mary McCarthy
Rod Mengham and his adventure in Finland
Geoffrey Heptonstall on W. H. Auden, and his poetic character
Paul Magee viewing poetry as a change in the language
Tony Roberts discussing Mary McCarthy
Featuring:
Rowan Williams on the Welsh 'Canu Heledd' (Songs of Heledd), which you can read for free here:
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Ricardo Nirenberg considering the Orphic myth
David Herman on Gabriel Josipovici turning eighty-five, free access here:
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Rowan Williams on the Welsh 'Canu Heledd' (Songs of Heledd), which you can read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/hele...
Ricardo Nirenberg considering the Orphic myth
David Herman on Gabriel Josipovici turning eighty-five, free access here:
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December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Featuring:
Rowan Williams on the Welsh 'Canu Heledd' (Songs of Heledd), which you can read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/hele...
Ricardo Nirenberg considering the Orphic myth
David Herman on Gabriel Josipovici turning eighty-five, free access here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/.../gabriel-...
Rowan Williams on the Welsh 'Canu Heledd' (Songs of Heledd), which you can read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/hele...
Ricardo Nirenberg considering the Orphic myth
David Herman on Gabriel Josipovici turning eighty-five, free access here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/.../gabriel-...
Reports from:
Anthony Vahni Capildeo, John Gallas, Philip Terry, Sam Adams, and Rory Waterman.
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Anthony Vahni Capildeo, John Gallas, Philip Terry, Sam Adams, and Rory Waterman.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reports from:
Anthony Vahni Capildeo, John Gallas, Philip Terry, Sam Adams, and Rory Waterman.
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Anthony Vahni Capildeo, John Gallas, Philip Terry, Sam Adams, and Rory Waterman.
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Poetry by:
Nyla Matuk, Stephanie Burt, Jane Duran, Rachel Hadas, Laura Sheahen, G. C. Waldrep, and Mark Dow.
Nyla Matuk, Stephanie Burt, Jane Duran, Rachel Hadas, Laura Sheahen, G. C. Waldrep, and Mark Dow.
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Poetry by:
Nyla Matuk, Stephanie Burt, Jane Duran, Rachel Hadas, Laura Sheahen, G. C. Waldrep, and Mark Dow.
Nyla Matuk, Stephanie Burt, Jane Duran, Rachel Hadas, Laura Sheahen, G. C. Waldrep, and Mark Dow.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
PN Review 286 is here!⭐See some highlights below:
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If I can just make this one thing not die,
the clappers in the loft will stop their murders.'
From Joseph Minden's poem 'Alfriston Clergy House', published in PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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the clappers in the loft will stop their murders.'
From Joseph Minden's poem 'Alfriston Clergy House', published in PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If I can just make this one thing not die,
the clappers in the loft will stop their murders.'
From Joseph Minden's poem 'Alfriston Clergy House', published in PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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the clappers in the loft will stop their murders.'
From Joseph Minden's poem 'Alfriston Clergy House', published in PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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'Waves foam and pitch, cross-hatched with the annual flickering of shearwaters.'
From 'Writings for Brear' by Horatio Morpurgo, published in PN Review 285.⭐
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From 'Writings for Brear' by Horatio Morpurgo, published in PN Review 285.⭐
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November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'Waves foam and pitch, cross-hatched with the annual flickering of shearwaters.'
From 'Writings for Brear' by Horatio Morpurgo, published in PN Review 285.⭐
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From 'Writings for Brear' by Horatio Morpurgo, published in PN Review 285.⭐
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lovely to receive this picture from PN Review contributor John R. Lee, with the caption:
'PNR 285 in coffee shop, Saint Lucia, bagel and lemon shandy....come on down...'
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'There was something mysterious and compelling about this piece of writing's very existence. '
Francesca Brooks' article on following in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts. From PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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Francesca Brooks' article on following in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts. From PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'There was something mysterious and compelling about this piece of writing's very existence. '
Francesca Brooks' article on following in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts. From PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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Francesca Brooks' article on following in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts. From PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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'All our own fires
too, will someday
go out.'
From Stephanie Burt's poem 'Eclipse' published in PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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too, will someday
go out.'
From Stephanie Burt's poem 'Eclipse' published in PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'All our own fires
too, will someday
go out.'
From Stephanie Burt's poem 'Eclipse' published in PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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too, will someday
go out.'
From Stephanie Burt's poem 'Eclipse' published in PN Review 285, our latest edition.
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'What was coming of age in the fifties really like? No story is more repeatedly misconstrued.'
From Marjorie Perloff's 'My 1950s', published in PN Review 285.
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From Marjorie Perloff's 'My 1950s', published in PN Review 285.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'What was coming of age in the fifties really like? No story is more repeatedly misconstrued.'
From Marjorie Perloff's 'My 1950s', published in PN Review 285.
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From Marjorie Perloff's 'My 1950s', published in PN Review 285.
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'Are male same-sex abusers also musers
on the exchange they 'knew to be consensual?'
From 'Unlovely, but', one of the poems written by Carol Rumens for our most recent PN Review.
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on the exchange they 'knew to be consensual?'
From 'Unlovely, but', one of the poems written by Carol Rumens for our most recent PN Review.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'Are male same-sex abusers also musers
on the exchange they 'knew to be consensual?'
From 'Unlovely, but', one of the poems written by Carol Rumens for our most recent PN Review.
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on the exchange they 'knew to be consensual?'
From 'Unlovely, but', one of the poems written by Carol Rumens for our most recent PN Review.
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From Michael Schmidt's editorial, taken from PN Review 285, our latest issue.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From Michael Schmidt's editorial, taken from PN Review 285, our latest issue.
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'We know this view. It is familiar, and its unchanging parts have become anchors for our mind's home.'
From Fawzia Muradali Kane's recent report, published in PN Review 285.
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From Fawzia Muradali Kane's recent report, published in PN Review 285.
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September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'We know this view. It is familiar, and its unchanging parts have become anchors for our mind's home.'
From Fawzia Muradali Kane's recent report, published in PN Review 285.
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From Fawzia Muradali Kane's recent report, published in PN Review 285.
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Cover artwork by Marsden Hartley.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Cover artwork by Marsden Hartley.
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And our reviews:
James Dowthwaite on Enuma Elish, Gregory Woods on Hilary Holladay, Suni Iyengar on Mark Ford's Essays, Fred Warren on Nikolai Zabolotsky, Diana Leca on Karen Solie, Nóra Blascsók on Krisztina Tóth, and Andrew Wynn Owen on Jamie McKendrick .
James Dowthwaite on Enuma Elish, Gregory Woods on Hilary Holladay, Suni Iyengar on Mark Ford's Essays, Fred Warren on Nikolai Zabolotsky, Diana Leca on Karen Solie, Nóra Blascsók on Krisztina Tóth, and Andrew Wynn Owen on Jamie McKendrick .
September 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
And our reviews:
James Dowthwaite on Enuma Elish, Gregory Woods on Hilary Holladay, Suni Iyengar on Mark Ford's Essays, Fred Warren on Nikolai Zabolotsky, Diana Leca on Karen Solie, Nóra Blascsók on Krisztina Tóth, and Andrew Wynn Owen on Jamie McKendrick .
James Dowthwaite on Enuma Elish, Gregory Woods on Hilary Holladay, Suni Iyengar on Mark Ford's Essays, Fred Warren on Nikolai Zabolotsky, Diana Leca on Karen Solie, Nóra Blascsók on Krisztina Tóth, and Andrew Wynn Owen on Jamie McKendrick .
Philip Terry discussing What is Poetry?
J. Kates reflecting on nineteen years of change in Mississippi.
J. Kates reflecting on nineteen years of change in Mississippi.
September 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Philip Terry discussing What is Poetry?
J. Kates reflecting on nineteen years of change in Mississippi.
J. Kates reflecting on nineteen years of change in Mississippi.
Tony Roberts on Czesław Miłosz and Poland's occupation by Germany.
Sinéad Morrissey's reflection on her childhood during the Troubles.
Alexandra Reza on Aimé Césaire's 'Cahier d'un retour au pays natal' (Return to My Native Land).
Sinéad Morrissey's reflection on her childhood during the Troubles.
Alexandra Reza on Aimé Césaire's 'Cahier d'un retour au pays natal' (Return to My Native Land).
September 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Tony Roberts on Czesław Miłosz and Poland's occupation by Germany.
Sinéad Morrissey's reflection on her childhood during the Troubles.
Alexandra Reza on Aimé Césaire's 'Cahier d'un retour au pays natal' (Return to My Native Land).
Sinéad Morrissey's reflection on her childhood during the Troubles.
Alexandra Reza on Aimé Césaire's 'Cahier d'un retour au pays natal' (Return to My Native Land).
Featuring:
Horatio Morpurgo visiting Brear, which you can read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/writ...
Francesca Brooks on following in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts.
Marjorie Perloff's unfinished memoir features.
Richard Price as a British Library curator.
Horatio Morpurgo visiting Brear, which you can read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/writ...
Francesca Brooks on following in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts.
Marjorie Perloff's unfinished memoir features.
Richard Price as a British Library curator.
September 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Featuring:
Horatio Morpurgo visiting Brear, which you can read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/writ...
Francesca Brooks on following in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts.
Marjorie Perloff's unfinished memoir features.
Richard Price as a British Library curator.
Horatio Morpurgo visiting Brear, which you can read for free here:
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/writ...
Francesca Brooks on following in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts.
Marjorie Perloff's unfinished memoir features.
Richard Price as a British Library curator.