In her latest collection, Waiting for Bluebeard, Helen Ivory invites her readers into a world where fantasy can sometimes become disturbingly real.
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* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: *Ian C Smith *Frank C Praeger *Phil Wood *Laurie Johnston *Martin Noutch *Thomas Ovans *Seth Crook *Judith Wolton *Wendy Klein *Peter Branson *Ann Vaughan-Williams *D M Aderibigbe *Emma Lee *Robert Nisbet *R D McManes *Jeff Bell *Paul Richards
Norbert Hirschhorn finds much to think about and admire in Dannie Abse’s new collection
Kerrin P Sharpe’s new collection receives warm approval from Norbert Hirschhorn.
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs enjoys an amusing (and sometimes tender) poetic “biography” by Peter Phillips
Thomas Ovans is impressed by Norbert Hirschhorn’s multi-faceted new collection Monastery of the Moon
* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: *Peter Phillips *F.M.Brown *Paul Richards *Frankie McMillan *Clare Crossman *Teoti Jardine *Ian C Smith *Rosemary Norman *Stephen Bone *Rosie Sandler *Ruth Valentine *Bruce Christianson *Michael Glover *Derek Adams *Julia Bell *Jennifer Martin *Michael W Thomas *William Oxley *Sue Wootton *Siobhan Harvey *Emily Strauss *Geoffrey Heptonstall
Fiona Sinclair discusses “Arthur” – a new chapbook by Martin Figura
London Grip’s poetry editor considers two very different poetry collections by Eve Pearce and Linda Black
* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: *Norbert Hirschhorn *Rosemary Norman *Janet Simon *Nancy Mattson *Sultana Raza *Leah Fritz *Murray Bodo *Haris Adhikari *Kerrin P Sharpe *Bruce Christianson *Paul Richards *Fiona Sinclair *Ken Champion *Mal Grosch *Merryn Williams *Robert Nisbet *Frankie McMillan *David R Morgan *Kamran *Adriana Caudrey *Edward Mycue
Two recent collections: Tea with the Taliban by Owen Gallagher & The Exile’s House by Ian Parks.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, history, poetry reviews, politics, society, Year 2013 •
Norbert Hirschhorn reflects on a poetry and prose memoir that gives an inside view of the National Health Service at a time when it may be about to change forever.