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The best recent poetry – review roundup
This review roundup considers four recent poetry collections, each using a distinct lens to explore memory, mortality and the relationship between humans and the wider world. Jessica Mookherjee’s poems connect family histories of displacement and war with scientific ideas, while Sylvia Legris examines sleep and consciousness across human and non-human life.
Henri Cole’s collection turns to solitude, love and ageing through concise lyrics and wry observations of American life. The article also names Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe’s *Stay Winter*, though the supplied text ends before its review; the three reviews included discuss books published by Nine Arches, Fitzcarraldo and Penguin, priced from £11.99 to £12.99.
In short
- Four poetry collections explore memory, nature and mortality.
- Mookherjee links family history with science and displacement.
- Cole writes about love, solitude and ageing.