Hong Kong Whispers. Review by Barbara Lewis. Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated places on earth, was the muse of the late German photographer Michael Wolf.
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Poetry review – COLLECTED POEMS: Edmund Prestwich is grateful for this full and readable record of Fleur Adcock’s poetic creativity
Poetry review – SPIN: Pat Edwards appreciates the way that Laurie Bolger makes engaging poetry out of rather commonplace experiences
OUT OF GAZA: Merryn Williams reviews a new anthology of Palestinian poetry
Poetry review – girls etc: Emma Lee admires Rhian Elizabeth’s ability to relate personal experience in a voice that is both natural and poetic.
Poetry review – THE TRAPEZE OF YOUR FLESH: Thomas Ovans is impressed by the extensive knowledge behind Charles Rammelkamp’s poetic history of Striptease and Burlesque
Poetry review – THE COLOUR OF RAIN: Pat Edwards finds her imagination stirred by the poems in Susan Utting’s new collection
Poetry review FOR ECHO: Mark Fiddes explores a new collection by Omar Sabbagh
SHAKESPEARE IN AN AGE OF ANXIETY: John Lucas admires Neville Grant’s new study of Shakespeare’s plays prior to 1603 – and is already impatient for a sequel
Poetry review – JOE HILL MAKES HIS WAY INTO THE CASTLE: Thomas Ovans gets to grips with an idiosyncratic new collection by Katy Evans-Bush and finds it a rewarding experience
Poetry review – SOUL FEAST: Stuart Henson browses a Bloodaxe anthology of poems offering hope and light Soul Feast Edited by Neil Astley & Pamela Robertson-Pearce Bloodaxe ISBN 978-1-78037-706-3 158pp £12.00/$17.95 ‘Why don’t people read poetry these days?’ It’s a question that’s often mooted at readings, and a conundrum that poetry editors have […]
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