In this essay, Ian Macartney considers whether there is such a thing as a 2010s poetics and, if so, how exactly it can be characterised. Along the way, he explores the literary obsession with newness and the possibility of timelessness as a poetic ambition, and asks: where does God come into all this? Through readings … Continue reading The 2010s, Pamphlets, God

Suzannah V. Evans’s debut collection of poems, Under the Blue, came out with Bloomsbury Poetry in September 2025 and is longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. During a launch event at Bookhaus in Bristol, fellow Bristol-based poet Jack Thacker sat down with Suzannah to discuss the collection’s engagement with questions of care, privacy and ecology. The following exchange grew from … Continue reading The Trembling Line: An Interview with Suzannah V. Evans