Poetry review – BACK COUNTRY: Bill Jenkinson finds both craft and empathy strongly evident in Kathleen McPhilemy’s new collection
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Poetry review – JOURNEYS ACROSS BREATH: Paul McDonald hopes that this collection of earlier poems by Stephen Watts will get the attention it deserves
Poetry review – SILVER SAMOVAR: Emma Storr is impressed by Jenny McRobert’s substantial debut collection
Poetry review – A POCKETFUL OF CHALK: Louise Warren is happy to accompany Claire Booker on a poetry walk through the Sussex countryside
Poetry review – BEWARE THE TRUTH THAT’S MANACLED: Harriet Thistlethwaite reviews Prue Chamberlayne’s poetic exploration of slavery and its aftermath
Poetry review – THE TESSERAE: John Forth weighs the merits of Oliver Tearle’s game-playing with “The Waste Land” and reckons up the final score
Poetry review – END OF SEASON: Alwyn Marriage is charmed by both content and substance of Clare Best’s beautifully produced chapbook
Poetry review – ROCK, BIRD, BUTTERFLY: Pam Thompson takes a close look at Hannah Lowe’s delightful poetic examination of 18th century Chinese wallpapers
Poetry review – AN ANXIOUS SPRING: Merryn Williams enjoys and admires John Levett’s well-crafted poetry
* The Spring 2023 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: *Jane Frank *Julia Duke *Luigi Coppola *Lara Frankena *Wendy Klein *Sarah James *Caleb Murdock *Tony Dawson *John Harvey *Peter Devonald *Myra Schneider *Kelly Davis *Edmund Prestwich *Kevin McManus *Oliver Dixon *Annabelle Markwick-Staff *Barry Smith *Tom Phillips *Kurt Luchs *David S Lorello *Fred Johnston *Donald […]
Poetry review – THE THOUGHTS: Wendy Kyle reviews Sarah Barnsley’s very personal debut collection
Poetry review – SANCTUARY: THERE MUST BE SOMEWHERE: Tim Murphy considers Angela Graham’s thought-provoking – and mildly collaborative – debut collection
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, politics, religion, year 2023 • Tags: books, poetry, politics, religion, Tim Murphy