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Planet Review: Hymnal and Moon Jellyfish Can Barely Swim

Thanks Mike Parker and Planet for the lovely review of two of our poetry titles: Hymnal by Julia Bell, and Moon Jellyfish Can Barely Swim by Ness Owen!

Here are a couple of snippets:

'Part of a poet’s job description is to be the canary down the mine. This vital function is exquisitely rendered in two new collections from Parthian... Owen gives us lyrical wave after wave breaking on the shore of our consciousness, a sensation so strong you can almost smell the seaweed.'


'Julia Bell pulls us deep into her memory, where depth charges lie planted which are then detonated to great effect. We are there, in her moment, and though her eye is unwavering and her wit biting, it is never at the cost of empathy.'

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