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1 Erin Thornback Reviews Andrew Lansdown Erin Thornback , 2017 single work review essay
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 57 2017; 'Through a series of visual and textual explorations, Andrew Lansdown’s Kyoto Sakura Tanka creates a striking depiction of the bicameral, separating his collection into kami no ku (the poet sees) and ashimo no ku (the poet wonders). The fundamental basis of Lansdown’s series is rooted in the Japanese tanka, or traditional waka: a five-line piece of poetry divided into mortas, or syllable counts, of 5/7/5/7/7. Yet, in this series, Lansdown once again takes up the themes of nature, transience and master Bashō’s doctrine of fueki ryūkō – ‘permanence and change’ – only to position himself against his chosen poetic tradition. (Introduction)
1 Erin Thornback Reviews Chris Edwards and Toby Fitch Erin Thornback , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 August no. 55.0 2016;
— Review of O Sonata : Rilke Renditions Chris Edwards , 2016 selected work poetry ; The Bloomin' Notions of Other & Beau Toby Fitch , 2016 selected work poetry
1 Review Short : Chapbooks by Alison Flett, Louise McKenna and Judy Dally Erin Thornback , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 55.1 2016;
— Review of Vessel and Other Poems Alison Flett , 2016 selected work poetry ; The Martyrdom of Bees Louise McKenna , 2016 selected work poetry ; Lost Property Judy Dally , 2016 selected work poetry
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