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
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Poetry review – LINE DANCING: Ian Pople considers how the particular strengths of N S Thompson’s poetry show themselves across this wide-ranging collection
Poetry review – THE AMYGDALA SAFARI: Peter Devonald is captivated by the heart, soul and wonder of Carmella de Keyser’s marvellous collection for the young and young at heart.
Poetry review– SONGS OF CASTELVECCHIO : Alan Price is pleased to read a new translation of poems by Giovanni Pascoli
Poetry review – DODDER DAUGHTER: Belinda Cooke looks at poems of loss by Nessa O’Mahony which are enhanced by their surroundings, both domestic and natural
Poetry review – PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER AS A SNAIL: Katrina Moinet looks at a tender and searching examination by Kelly Davis of her father’s life
LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #61 – AUTUMN 2026 features poems by: *Jennifer Rogers *David Keyworth *Tony Beyer *Pam Job *Grace Booze *Caroline Maldonado *Vivien Jones *Sayani De *Sue Johns *Pulkita Anand *Sylvia Cohen *Colin Pink *Eric D Goodman *Anna Bowles *Stuart Handysides *Anne Eyries *Jim C Wilson *Elizabeth Cook *Steve Komarnyckyj *Jackson *A C Clarke […]
Poetry review – SEANG (HUNGER): Belinda Cooke reviews a moving account by Anne Casey describing a people’s displacement and ill treatment
Poetry review – TREESONGS: Charles Rammelkamp is entranced by Amy Barone’s sensitive and uplifting celebrations of nature
Poetry review – THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME: Pam Thompson considers Catherine Redford’s poems of bereavement in which Mary Shelley becomes a companion in grief
Poetry review – SIGNALS TO THE DISAPPEARING SHORE: Kate Ashton is moved and impressed by these poems in which Aidan Semmens confronts dark episodes in world history, both past and present
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
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, travel, year 2026 • Tags: books, poetry, Sue Wallace-Shaddad, travel