London Grip Poetry Review – Graham Clifford
Mat Riches pursues the intriguing elusiveness running through Graham Clifford’s poetry
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London Grip Poetry Review – William Bedford
Carla Scarano considers a collection of ekphrastic poetry by William Bedford
London Grip Poetry Review – Angela Kirby
Neil Fulwood admires Angela Kirby’s ruthlessly efficient poetic craftsmanship
London Grip Poetry Review – Helen Dunmore
D A Prince is intrigued by the presentation but delighted by the substance of this substantial retrospective collection of Helen Dunmore’s poetry
London Grip Poetry Review – Fiona Benson
Carla Scarano feels the power with which Fiona Benson’s poetry tackles dark themes
London Grip Poetry Review – Mona Arshi
Norbert Hirschhorn is seriously impressed by Mona Arshi’s new collection
“Our City: Migrants and the Making of Modern Birmingham”, by Jon Bloomfield. Review by Jane McChrystal.
Although Jon Bloomfield intended “Our City” for a general audience, I think some of our elected representatives could learn a lot from it.
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Stuart Henson reviews a new novel by John Lucas which, intriguingly, hinges on some lines from a poem…
London Grip Poetry Review – Math Jones
Emma Lee picks her way through a narrative sequence by Math Jones about untangling life’s complexities
London Grip Poetry Review – Guus Luijters
Peter Ualrig Kennedy recommends an epic and heartbreaking poem, beautifully translated from the Dutch of Guus Luijters
Of All That Ends
Leah Fritz offers a very personal response to a final compilation of writings by Günter Grass
London Grip Poetry Review – Alex Toms
Julie Hogg is impressed by a debut pamphlet collection from Alex Toms