Poetry review – ENGLISH LAUGHTER: John O’Donoghue finds hope in the humour and fair-mindedness that Alan Morrison perceives as being vitally English characteristics
Poetry review – STILL LIFE WITH APOCALYPSE: Charles Rammelkamp is grimly fascinated by Alan Catlin’s poetic reporting of multiple disasters
Ai Weiwei. Review by Barbara Lewis. This book accompanies the exhibitions Ai Weiwei: The Art of Defiance at Patrick Derom Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (September 19 – November 14) and Ai Weiwei: Life – Revolt – Poetry at the Emile Verhaeren Museum, Sint-Amands, Belgium (September 21– December 13)
Poetry review – THE DINGO’S NOCTUARY: Kimberly K. Williams admires the commitment and passion behind this remarkable book by Judith Nangala Crispin
Poetry review – HERE & THEREAFTER: Lucy Winrow admires a poetic exploration of family history by Alice Miller
Poetry review – GOYA AS DOG: Jennifer Johnson appreciates the work of both authors in Donald Gardner’s translations of poems by Stefan Hertmans
Poetry review – A DAY LIKE NO OTHER: Thomas Ovans considers a new and generous selection from James Norcliffe’s many collections
Poetry review – SKINSHIP: Sue Wallace-Shaddad examines a collection by Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana that deals with an emotional journey while also covering geographical and cultural distances
Tarkovsky CD Set. Review by Alan Price. Tarkovsky didn’t care for conventional film music. He generally favoured natural sounds, electronic music, samples of classical music and folk to create a probing soundscape that complimented his visionary filmmaking.
Drawn into your Presence. Review by Graham Buchan. This is a very interesting and, in some ways, unique exhibition curated by Jim Grover and Ruth Grover. It links three distinct periods of Christian religious imagery.
Poetry review – PECKINPAH SUITE: Oz Hardwick considers Paul Munden’s collection which reflects on – and could be an introduction to – the work of film director Sam Peckinpah
Poetry review – HATCHERY: Pat Edwards admires the honesty and tenderness as well as poetic craft in Elizabeth Osmond’s account of work in a maternity ward
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