Publisher's Synopsis
PN Review 186, featuring cover painting 'Övermälning, 2001, tempera' by Margareta Persson, includes:
Poems by James Womack, Sinéad Morrissey, Roger Waterfield, Anthony Rudolf and others
David Gervais on different kinds of tragedy
Mark Ryan Smith discusses the literature of Shetland
Meic Stephens says a farewell to English
A broad analysis of the current poetry scene, including reviews ofIsaac Rosenberg, Mimi Khalvati and Adam Watt on Mallarmé's sonnets,amongst others
In his editorial, Michael Schmidt examines the use of poetry for the inauguration of President Obama