The Outcasts. Review by Alan Price. Very few films have a genuine Celtic / pagan sensibility were environment and characters possess a mysterious and magical charge that feels authentically rooted in myth and legend.
Poetry review – SHE GOES TO TOWN: Kimberly K. Williams admires the multiple perspectives on this collection by Sandra Renew
The Rubens Garden. Review by Barbara Lewis. The Italianate palazzo in Antwerp where the great artist and diplomat Peter Paul Rubens lived and worked is closed for restoration until 2030. At the end of August, however, the newly restored garden of the Rubenshuis reopened to the public.
Poetry review – AN O AN X: Sarah Mnatzaganian admires Maria Iaskova Bennett’s skill at conjuring images
Poetry review – DAD vs DAD: Pat Edwards reviews Helen Mort’s moving sequence about illness and recovery
Poetry review – RUNNING OUT OF TIME: Nick Cooke appreciates the reflective and reminiscent mood of Seán Street’s latest collection
Pharaoh. Review by Alan Price. In the 1966 advertising campaign for Pharaoh Film Polski promoted Pharaoh as being an “anti-Cleopatra epic” and one commentator even declared it to be “Communism’s answer to Cleopatra.”
* Issue 53 of London Grip New Poetry features poems by: *Jennifer Rogers *Philomena Johnson *Michael W. Thomas *Rosemary Norman *Freya Bantiff *Jill Sharp * Matthew Paul *Jean Bohuslav *Paul Stephenson *Sue Norton * Marjorie Sweetko *Ruth Aylett *Seán Street *Sue Wallace-Shaddad *Noel King *Mary Franklin *Alex Josephy *Mike Wilson *Matt Gilbert *S C Flynn […]
State Ballet of Georgia – Swan Lake. Review by Julia Pascal. How thrilling to see the state Baller of Georgia in London for the first time. The Company is lucky enough to have mega star Nina Ananiashvili as Artistic Director.
Michael Powell: Early Works. Review by Alan Price. In the 1930’s a government directive was issued to the British film industry that there had to be a specific number of films produced for home consumption. These were known as quota quickies. Michael Powell directed 23 low budget films over six years. Only 13 are known to exist.
Poetry review – CORMORANT: John Forth finds that Elizabeth Parker’s poems move adroitly between different forms and tones to handle both reality and myth
Poetry review – LOVE THE ALBATROSS: Pat Edwards reflects on the importance of exploring painful situations as honestly as Deborah Harvey’s collection does
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