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Alone in Babel.Jan 16, 2017

Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines

“Its fragmentation gives … the impression of a Japanese fan: a wealth of perspectives, intricate etchings in every panel…”
Pratyusha Prakash on Natalie Wee’s ‘Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines’.

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Oct 23, 2016

The urban naturalist

“These poems hold a devotional quality of their own…”
Leeya Mehta reviews ‘Final Cut’, Saleem Peeradina’s fifth collection of poems.

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Oct 17, 2016

Unbearable Splendor

“Leaving traces of its own continual metamorphosis, the book is an echo chamber, a hall of mirrors.”
Katy Lewis Hood reviews ‘Unbearable Splendor’, by Sun Yung Shin.

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.May 13, 2016

The Trouble with Humpadori

“One of Humpadori’s organising principles might be the deceptive kookiness with which it expresses its existential concerns; its aesthetic gaudiness at first seems brash and colourful, but over time seems increasingly oppressive and threatening…” Dave Coates reviews Vidhu Aggarwal’s debut collection.

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Aug 7, 2013

‘The buzz of the city translated into poetry’

Camille Ralphs reviews Best of Manchester Poets, Volume 3

By Jacob Silkstone