The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Any new collection from George Szirtes will treat its readers to a unique poetic combination: immense versatility and virtuosity when it comes to form, but also a tireless sympathy that dwells clear-sightedly on shocks, traumas and hard-won renewals from a century of migration and massacre.
Hodges' Model: Welcome to the Quad (Free subscription) | yesterday
Another quote: The best translators seem to have an extra ear, indeed, have to have an extra ear, for the literary dimensions and possibilities of their own language. Translation can draw the poet out of someone who may not have realised the poet in himself. The response to poetry is in us all but it takes an extra talent to turn response to invention, to hear and speak echo in a fresh voice. ... George...
Emerging Writer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
This one is based in Norfolk. Judge : George Szirtes Fee : £4 per poem; or £10 for 3 poems and £2 per poem thereafter Deadline : 30th November 2009 Winner: £1000, Runner Up: £300, plus Five Commended Prizes of £50# Also £100 Norfolk Prize awarded to best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident and The Nancy Jervis Poetry Prize £150 for best...
Poets On Fire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... poet truly hitting his stride.'…a new voice, precise and distinct, and therefore, doubly welcome' George Szirtes'In short, Peter Carpenter is a masterly portrait-painter' - Matthew Jarvis EnglishJoin Matt Nunn as he travels through the spaces that define us, taking in subjects as diverse as Mother Nature, the back catalogues of youth, breaking down at the greasy spoon and hitting...
Emerging Writer (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... (Cape) Alice Oswald Weeds & Wild Flowers (Faber) Christopher Reid A Scattering (Areté) George Szirtes The Burning of the Books and Other Poems (Bloodaxe) Hugo Williams West End Final (Faber) and some Irish ones too. Check the poetry press names to know which consistently publish the 'best' or shortlist worthy writing. Judges Simon Armitage, Colette Bryce and Penelope Shuttle...
reeling and writhing (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
I was quite moved by this post by George Szirtes on his recent involvement in the Best Poems from the London Underground anthology launch: In bookshops there is usually the poetry corner about which Kingsley Amis once wrote a funny...
Beattie's Book Blog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... by Alice Oswald A Scattering by Christopher Reid The Burning of the Books and Other Poems by George Szirtes West End Final by Hugo Williams Read Alison Flood's full report at The Guardian.
George Szirtes (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... Cape Alice Oswald - Weeds & Wild Flowers Faber Christopher Reid - A Scattering Areté George Szirtes - The Burning of the Books and Other Poems Bloodaxe Hugo Williams - West End Final Faber Simon Armitage said : “We believe this to be the most wide-ranging shortlist for a poetry prize for a good number of years, one which reflects the scope, breadth and vitality of...
such stuff (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... Bishop, lines from "At the Fishhouses" At the Fishhouses (poem and commentary by George Szirtes) ( link )
Poetry & Poets in Rags (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
... we have some superb commentary and poetry brought to us by our Great Regulars. Speaking of which, George Szirtes ' September 2009 results, for the InterBoard Poetry Community are in and up. Please enjoy both the poetry and his commentary: Winning Poems for September 2009 . And congrats to the poets: Judy Swann of The Waters , Laurie Byro of Desert Moon Review , Sarah Sloat also of...
Surroundings (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
... Visiting Stanley Kunitz Robin Robertson - At Roane Road Elizabeth Speller – Finistere George Szirtes – Song CK Williams - Either/Or Now, I have read four out of the six poems. Of these, I thought (just my opinion, remember) one was poor and its inclusion almost inexplicable, one was far from the author’s best work, one was a strong contender, and one (‘Song’...
B’Fhiú an Braon Fola (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
... to me in some way or another. The magazine includes not only poems, but reviews and interviews (George Szirtes is one of the poets interviewed), and a section for listings of poetry events (predominantly taking place in Britain). Such high-quality work, coupled with its high production values, would have to have Iota on its way to being considered one of the top British poetry journals,...
George Szirtes (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
It is very rare to find a first day review of a poetry book in a major newspaper so I am delighted and astounded by today's Independent review by Boyd Tonkin , which goes like this (brief but bejewelled): BLOODAXE £8.95 (102PP) (FREE P&P) FROM THE INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP: 08430 600 030 The Burning of the Books, By George Szirtes Reviewed by Boyd Tonkin Any new collection from George...
