Matthew Paul: Poetry & Stuff

Review by Philip Rush of The Last Corinthians

I am greatly heartened by the very kind review written by Philip Rush on his blog, here.

Philip is a tremendous poet, whom I’ve written about here. His collection entitled Camera Obscura was published by Michael Laskey’s The Garlic Press in 2023 and is a fantastically rich and rewarding read.

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  1. crookedspirepress Avatar
    crookedspirepress

    Lovely review – it got me thinking about my mum and dad’s favourite sayings. Every time we drove past a cemetery my dad would say “We’re right in the middle of (let’s say Nottingham), because that’s the dead centre!” He gradually reduced this to “dead centre of Nottingham!” or sometimes just “Dead centre”

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    1. Matthew Paul Avatar
      Matthew Paul

      I found myself saying one of my mum’s regular sayings the other day, “Oh, blow that!”

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      1. Lizzie H Avatar
        Lizzie H

        This review perfectly articulates the strength and subtlety of your collection, Matthew. And thank you for drawing my attention to Philip’s work, which I shall now have to read, if, as my mother said her aunt used to say, I’m spared.

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      2. Matthew Paul Avatar
        Matthew Paul

        Thank you, Lizzie. Yes, please do get a copy of Philip’s collection – it is terrific. I hope all’s well with you. Matthew

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