By Anita Foxall. Modern Poetry and Frank: Sonnets were my first encounters with Diane Seuss’s poetry, both Fitzcarraldo Editions published in February this year which I picked up from Southampton’s own October Books. This Michigan born poet grabbed my attention as soon as I started reading the first...
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Book review: The Sirens – Emilia Hart
By Laura McCarthy. Fans of Emilia Hart’s Weyward will be overjoyed at the release of her latest novel, The Sirens, published February 13, 2025. The narrative is delivered through a dual timeline, shifting between 1800 and 2019; in 1800, two Irish sisters are forced onto a convict ship bound...
Review: Skating Polly, Ugly Ozo & Riteoff – The Joiners, Southampton
Words and pictures by Spring Wise. There was a lovely long queue of goth and goth-adjacent punters snaking by the Joiners, Southampton, on Sunday, which always warms my heart and hints at a good night about to be had. Opening the evening was local band, Riteoff, who had a...