London Grip is a wholly independent online venue, a cultural omnibus providing intelligent reviews of current shows and events, well-argued articles on the widest range of topics, an exhibition space for cross-media arts and an in-house poetry magazine with its own editor.

Reviews and articles may be submitted to The Editor, Stephen McGrath: editor@londongrip.co.uk
Poetry and poetry reviews may be submitted to The Poetry Editor, Michael Bartholomew-Biggs: poetry@londongrip.co.uk

London Grip was founded by Patricia Morris in 2007 with the aim of publishing original contributions making their first appearance on the internet. Since then, the reach of the magazine has been hugely extended under the guidance of the present editors. In particular the quarterly magazine London Grip New Poetry aspires to a life beyond the internet both by offering itself in an optional print-friendly form and also by organising occasional poetry events at venues round London.

The Unnatural Tragedy, White Bear, London. Review by Barbara Lewis.

The Unnatural Tragedy, White Bear, London. Review by Barbara Lewis.

Writer, philosopher and English aristocrat Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673) was way ahead of her time and she knew it, writing: “I regard not so much the present but future ages”.

London Grip Poetry Review – Helen Mort

London Grip Poetry Review – Helen Mort

Pamela Johnson explores a small book in which the poems of Helen Mort respond to massive Arctic landscapes

Fascinating visions: Hiroshige and Turner in Rome. Review by Carla Scarano.

Fascinating visions: Hiroshige and Turner in Rome. Review by Carla Scarano.

Views of different countries combining practical observations and ideal visions are the focus of two major exhibitions occurring in Rome: Turner: work from Tate and Hiroshige: visions from Japan.

London Grip Poetry Review – Fiona Moore

London Grip Poetry Review – Fiona Moore

Emma Lee looks at the new Happenstance collection from Fiona Moore

London Grip Poetry Review – Will Holloway

London Grip Poetry Review – Will Holloway

Graham Hardie considers the range and substance of a debut collection by Will Holloway

London Grip Poetry Review – Neil Curry

London Grip Poetry Review – Neil Curry

Stuart Henson listens in to Neil Curry’s artful channeling of Virginia Woolf

Musee Rambolitrain, Barbara Lewis

Musee Rambolitrain, Barbara Lewis

Rambouillet – known for its graceful chateau that is the summer seat of French presidents and the setting for international summits – also has appeal for those seeking a gentler life on the sidelines – or even in the sidings.

Jazz Joan and Cigarettes. Clare Doyle.

Jazz Joan and Cigarettes. Clare Doyle.

Here we are in a small town in the Gers department in South West France. This year around 200,000 visitors are expected to descend upon the village for the Marciac Jazz festival. It sounds impossible, but it works!

Andersson Dance/Scottish Ensemble – Goldberg Variations – ternary patterns for insomnia. Review by Julia Pascal.

Andersson Dance/Scottish Ensemble – Goldberg Variations – ternary patterns for insomnia. Review by Julia Pascal.

This is a playful, absurdist and yet serious performance of contemporary dance set to Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

The power of creativity: combining art and fashion in Florence, by Carla Scarano.

The power of creativity: combining art and fashion in Florence, by Carla Scarano.

Florence has plenty of art masterpieces and so many world renowned museums and churches to visit that it is hard to find the time to see something different when you are there. Textiles and fashion are the other strong trademarks of the city whose fortunes are linked to commerce and banking since the Middle Ages.

A Review of Marnie by Jane McChrystal.

A Review of Marnie by Jane McChrystal.

Marnie is remembered best as the film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Made in 1964, with Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery in the leading roles, Marnie tells the story of a mysterious woman who assumes multiple identities in order to steal money from her employers and the man who hunts her down, Mark Rutland.

Viv Albertine: A Review of Two Memoirs by Jane McChrystal.

Viv Albertine: A Review of Two Memoirs by Jane McChrystal.

According to her latest memoir, To Throw away Unopened, Viv Albertine is very, very angry.  Her first, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys opens with the story of how she joined girl band The Slits in the late 1970’s with Ari Up, Tessa Pollitt and Palmolive to make music in the same riotous spirit of amateurism as their punk brothers, the Sex Pistols.

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