Poetry review – LEGION OF LOST LETTERS: Antoinette Moses admires Debasish Lahiri’s poems of isolation and exile
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Poetry review – SUBLIMITY: as a son of Norfolk, Mat Riches responds positively to Mary Gilonne’s poetic appreciation of the county
Marie of Romania and the Pelisor Castle. Review by Barbara Lewis. Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh became Marie of Romania after, guided by her family, she rejected a proposal from her first cousin the future King George V.
Poetry review – BETWEEN CHANCE AND MERCY: Kimberly K. Williams reviews an uncompromising state-of-the-nation collection by James E. Cherry
Poetry review – THE MESSENGER HOUSE: Kate Ashton is intrigued by Janet Sutherland’s poetic correspondence between travellers more than a century apart
Poetry review – VELVEL’S VIOLIN: Wendy Klein reviews a collection by Jacqueline Saphra whose themes have acquired even more depth and significance in light of post-publication events
The Prince and the Plunder. Review by Barbara Lewis. The story of Ethiopian Prince Alamayu, or Alemayehu, depending on your choice of spelling, is haunting because it could have been so different. Above all, he should never have died when and where he did.
Poetry review – WHAT IS LEFT: Charles Rammelkamp reviews a harrowing chapbook by Bunkong Tuon
Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties. Review by Alan Price. Putting trailer hyperbole to one side, Hirsch has written one of the best, most engaging and detailed accounts of this wonderful, probably best, period in American cinema.
Poetry review – CROMWELL’S HEAD: David Rudd-Mitchell reviews Jim Greenhalf’s poetic reflections on British history and its lessons for the present
ORWELL: THE NEW LIFE: Kevin Saving discusses D J Taylor’s new biography of George Orwell
Poetry review – IMMORTAL WRECKAGE: Colin Pink is impressed by the many resonances and references behind the poems in Will Stone’s collection
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, history, poetry reviews, year 2024 • Tags: books, Colin Pink, history, poetry