Poetry review – The Air Year: Pat Edwards admires the vivid individuality of Caroline Bird’s poetry
Stage Invasion: Angela Topping takes a close look at Pete Bearder’s guide to spoken word poetry and its differences from poetry for the page
Jason Kravits’ cabaret at Crazy Coqs is wildly funny. This singer-entertainer is so dynamic that I would suggest he be prescribed for those with the blues.
The fascinating venue of Chiostro del Bramante at Arco della Pace near piazza Navona in the centre of Rome again hosts an exhibition in collaboration with Tate Britain. This time, the artworks of two major British painters, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, are together on display.
Poetry Review – The Night I Spoke Irish in Surrey: Carla Scarano finds magical and captivating visions in Richard Hawtree’s poems .
The Ugly Side of Beauty. Connie Woodring discusses the downside of our beauty culture as it relates to women’s physical/mental health and safety.
Poetry Review – Gone: Thomas Ovans admires Leah Fritz’s new poetry pamphlet for its craft and its honesty
Poetry Review: The Shape of a Tulip Bird. Maria C. McCarthy finds these poems of loss by Christopher Hopkins to be compelling yet almost unbearable
Poetry Review – Crawling Out and Falling Up: Fiona Sinclair waxes lyrical about the poetic gifts of Donall Dempsey
Tomar and the Knights Templar, Portugal. Under vows of holiness, poverty and chivalry, the Order of the Knights Templar, founded around 1120 to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land, achieved much else besides.
By Barbara Lewis • history, travel, year 2020 • Tags: Barbara Lewis, history, travel