Melinda Hughes: ‘Off the Scale’. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Opera and cabaret singer Melinda Hughes lost her mother in June. Two months on, she has immortalised her in a song and is finding catharsis in a satirical take on the world.
Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh. Review by Barbara Lewis.
For painter Victoria Crowe, who was born in England but made her home in Scotland, tapestry produces richer, warmer versions of the colours paintings reflect. For Grayson Perry, tapestry is the medium to explore his fascination with class, craft and community.
London Grip Poetry Review – Dinah Livingstone
Logos: Where Word and Flesh Interact: Brian Docherty takes a close look at Dinah Livingstone’s 10th collection
London Grip Poetry Review – Gary Allen
P.W. Bridgman sums up Gary Allen’s powerful book-length poem as “a jagged lament for a despoiled Eden that never was”
London Grip Poetry Review – Bethany Rivers
Emma Lee dips into a collection of gentle and reflective poems by Bethany Rivers
London Grip Poetry Review – Jane Clarke
Kate Noakes considers Jane Clarke’s new pamphlet in which she takes on the challenging task of writing war-related poetry
London Grip Poetry Review – Sophie Essex
Wendy French ponders over the questions raised by a new chapbook from Sophie Essex
London Grip Poetry Review – Janet Sutherland
Pam Thompson considers in depth a collection by Janet Sutherland which uses personal recollection as a starting point for dealing with wider issues.
London Grip Poetry Review – Ann Drysdale
John Forth finds that – among its many other achievements – Ann Drysdale’s poetry nearly always cheers him up
London Grip Poetry Review – Jenny Lewis
David Cooke considers Jenny Lewis’s important new version of the Gilgamesh epic
London Grip Poetry Review – Sue Burge
Wendy French dips into a promising first collection by Sue Burge
The Red, Pleasance Dome. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Marcus Brigstocke makes his play-writing and directorial debut as actors Bruce and Sam Alexander, father and son in real life, give drama and poignancy to a story that begins with the funeral of the father.