Thomas Ovans looks at myth and reality as handled in a debut pamphlet from Kitty Coles
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Emma Lee examines Mario Susko’s compassionate approach to poems about conflict
Thomas Ovans is surprised – but in a good way – by some subtle oddities in John Roe’s use of language
Graham Hardie takes particular note of the wide range of the poems in a debut pamphlet by Robin Thomas.
James Roderick Burns sees Tania Hershman’s debut collection as an exploration of uncertainty.
The poems of Pauline Yarwood seem to know where they are going and Alex Josephy sets out to follow them
A new novel by John Lucas looks back in search of explanations for two sudden deaths occurring in an English village just after World War Two
Wendy French finds that Ruth Valentine’s chapbook fully meets the challenge of responding to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
D A Prince reviews a poetry anthology which commemorates the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest – a companion to Magna Carta that should probably be better known
* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: * Naomi Foyle *Gary Beck *David Cooke *Phil Wood *Chris Beckett *Peter Kenny * Teoti Jardine *Pamela Job *Peter Branson *Pam Thompson *William Bedford * David Lohrey *Oliver Comins *Emma Lee * Stuart Pickford * Robert Nisbet *Richie McCaffery * Kerrin P Sharpe * Sarah […]
Peter Ualrig Kennedy finds there is so much to reward the reader in Naomi Jaffa’s riveting second collection of conversational and hard-hitting poems.
Peter Ualrig Kennedy finds real depths in Chris Hardy’s recent collection.
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2017 • Tags: books, Peter Ualrig Kennedy, poetry