Martina Evans

Martina Evans

Contributor

Martina Evans, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a poet, novelist and critic. Her collections include American Mules and Now We Can Talk About Men.

Poetry reviews: Stephanie Conn, Jean O’Brien, Molly Twomey and Hannah Hodgson

Martina Evans

Poetry round-up: Leland Bardwell, John Kelly and Denise Saul

Neil Astley and Brendan Kennelly additionally select 100 classic poems

Poetry round-up: Colm Tóibín’s secret maps of Dublin

Plus collections by Jessica Traynor, Emily Berry and Warsan Shire

A poet for the world: Vona Groarke delivers a terrific, spare collection

Poetry: An ecopoetry anthology from Ireland and Galicia is among the new collections

Living and Dying With Marcel Proust: Stylish guide to a classic

Book review: Proust’s view of the wasted side of our lives highlighted with flair and wit

New and Selected Poems by Ian Duhig: Heart-stopping, perfectly framed poetry

Hard to separate music from language in Duhig’s finely-tuned poems

New poetry reviewed: earthy worlds and family histories

Collections from Eleanor Hooker, Raymond Antrobus, Gail McConnell and Parwana Fayyaz

Poetry round-up: Breathtaking range in The Essential June Jordan

Plus collections from James Harpur, Stephen Sexton and Emily Cooper

Poetry round-up: Audrey Molloy’s curious sensuality makes even the difficult moments deeply pleasurable

Plus new poetry from Justin Quinn, Catriona Clutterbuck and Andrew McMillan

Bridget O’Connor: A story-telling genius before her time

Martina Evans remembers her brilliant friend and fellow writer, whose ingenious stories are like pop songs

Poetry: Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Grace Wilentz, Wanda Coleman, Patrick Cotter

Martina Evans on the best new poetry collections

Proust and the A-type personality

Martina Evans on the Proust-influenced deep dive into memory behine American Mules

Poetry round-up: Nature, cities, poignant field notes and a Japanese translation

Greg Delanty, Mary O’Donnell, Rowan Ricardo Phillips and Julie Morrissy

Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Fiona Sampson pens vivid portrait of overlooked, influential 19th-century writer

The Selected Letters of John Berryman: Warts-and-all selection of poet’s letters may not be for everyone

Landmark work highlights poet’s misogyny but fans and scholars will find riches among letters