Larkinworld
Jeremy Wikeley gives his reactions to the exhibition Larkinworld which is currently at the Poetry Library, Southbank Centre
books
London Grip Poetry Review – Klein
The Colour of Experience: Brian Docherty’s review of the new collection by Wendy Klein
Woven Landscapes
Emma Lee reviews a new six-author anthology of poems
Kaleidoscope by Sarah Leavesley. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Sarah Leavesley’s imaginary Claire is advised to write by a psychiatrist, as doctor and patient try to piece together a life as shattered as the glass in a kaleidoscope.
London Grip Poetry Review – Paine
James Roderick Burns finds Geraldine Paine’s new narrative collection to be a timely reminder of traditional poetic virtues
London Grip Poetry Review – Readman
Nick Cooke finds that Angela Readman’s new collection lives up to the description given on the book jacket
London Grip Poetry Review – Sharman
Wendy Klein finds Ruth Sharman’s poetry collection hard to put down
The Poetry of Anne Stevenson
Roger Caldwell reviews Ian Gordon‘s recent biography of the poet Anne Stevenson
London Grip Poetry Review – Gann
Pam Thompson finds that Charlotte Gann’s first full collection succeeds in its aim of unsettling the reader.
London Grip Poetry Review – Kell
Richie McCaffery takes the opportunity to extend his appreciation of Richard Kell’s poetry.
The Fall of Athens
John Lucas finds multiple reasons to recommend this memoir by Gail Holst-Warhaft which is studded through with her own accomplished poetry and also gives a shrewdly observant account of post-war Greek history
London Grip Poetry Review – Accardi
D A Prince explores the latest collection by Millicent Borges Accardi and finds the poet an intriguingly elusive presence