The Ninjas – Reviewed by John Field

Yes, The Ninjas presents an entertaining range of voices and experiences. The collection’s first poem, ‘After the Attack of the Crystalline Entity’ references Star Trek: The Next Generation but, overleaf, we’re in a sequence exploring John Singer Sargent’s group portrait,…

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INSTANT-fLEX 718 – Reviewed by John Field

From its title, INSTANT-fLEX 718, Phillipson’s collection is both familiar and strange. Photography is heavily evoked: Polaroid manufacture the archetypal instant and Rolleiflex, by contrast, are synonymous with studios. The collection too achieves casual spontaneity and cerebrality. It’s a sequence…

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