In reviewing myself, as well as reading many other reviews (mostly online), I have many dull opinions on how book reviews should be undertaken, including the following points, which are too often neglected:
June 2012
Review of Christopher Salvesen’s Crossing the Border
I have noticed that my review of Christopher Salvesen’s pamphlet, Crossing the Border, is now up on Sphinx. The other reviews by Kirsten Irvine — does Nell Nelson mean Kirsten Irving? — and Matt Merritt are good too. It was a hard pamphlet to write about in a small space. I have also noticed how great it is to see a review of mine alongside reviews by such good poets (assuming it is Kirsten Irving).