NO ONE HAS ANY INTENTION OF BUILDING A WALL: James Roderick Burns finds considerable power in a slim volume of short stories by Ruth Brandt
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, photography, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, photography, poetry, Sue Wallace-Shaddad • 0 Comments
OFFCUMDENS: Sue Wallace-Shaddad reviews a poem & photograph collaboration by Bob Hamilton & Emma Storr
by Barbara Lewis • added recently on London Grip, comedy, plays, theatre • Tags: Barbara Lewis, comedy, plays, theatre •
As You Like It. Review by Barbara Lewis. Shakespeare famously was for all time, and yet this version of As You Like It feels uniquely relevant to our age.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, poetry, Robert Cooperman • 0 Comments
Poetry review – THE FIELD OF HAPPINESS: Robert Cooperman is pretty happy with Charles Rammelkamp’s new collection
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, Nell Prince, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – THE SLEEP ROAD : Nell Prince enjoys the first full collection by Stewart Sanderson
by Carla Scarano • art, exhibitions, fashion, photography, textiles, year 2022 • Tags: art, Carla Scarano, exhibitions, fashion, photography, textiles •
Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear. V&A. Review by Carla Scarano. A fluidity that looks for alternative concepts of masculinity that trespasses traditional roles and expresses the possibilities of the individual is the main focus of the V&A exhibition.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – A TRIPTYCH OF BIRDS & A FEW LOOSE FEATHERS: Carla Scarano reviews a debut collection by Pratibha Castle
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: Bill Jenkinson, books, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – CHANGE: Bill Jenkinson appreciates a wide-ranging and richly varied collection by Gill Learner
by Alan Price • film, year 2022 • Tags: Alan Price, film •
Diamonds of the Night (1964) / The Party and The Guests (1966). Review by Alan Price. Both of these Nemec films have been beautifully restored on Second Run. They are essential viewing for an understanding of how brave and uncompromising 60’s Czech cinema dared to be.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – A KIND OF SILENCE: Carla Scarano considers a debut pamphlet by Barbara Hickson
by Carla Scarano • art, exhibitions, installations, sculpture, tapestry, textiles, year 2022 • Tags: art, Carla Scarano, exhibitions, installations, sculpture, tapestry, textiles •
Crazy: The Madness of Contemporary Art. Review by Carla Scarano. The thought-provoking and engrossing new exhibition at the enchanting Chiostro del Bramante in the centre of Rome near Piazza Navona absorbs the viewer well before the entrance of the exhibition and beyond the exit.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, D A Prince, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – KITCHENS AT NIGHT: D A Prince admires the mysterious energy running through Dean Browne’s poems