Acumen 113 – September 2025
£8.00
Acumen 113 showcases poetry from across the UK, New Zealand, the USA, Canada and Europe, with new work by John Greening, Jan FitzGerald, Rosie Jackson, Gill McEvoy, Patrick Osada, Edmund Prestwich, Martin Reed, Jeremy Robson and Penelope Shuttle among many others. The poems open windows onto memory, resilience, love, grief, history and the natural world and much more, with unexpected turns of thought. Duncan Forbes examines Forms and Freedoms, Peter Eagles commemorates the centenary of Sergey Esenin, and Myra Schneider, in interview with David Perman, reflects on the influences, collaborations and discipline that sustain her writing. Translations of Joachim Ringelnatz and Victor Hugo appear alongside reviews of the latest poetry books and spirited reader responses, making this issue a vibrant exchange between established and emerging poets across continents.
