A tribute to Leah Fritz (1931-2020) whose recent death was a sad loss to the London literary scene
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by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • art, literature, politics, society, year 2019 • Tags: art, literature, Michael Crowley, politics, society • 0 Comments
Social Solidarity and the Arts in Woke Times: Michael Crowley advocates against an ever-increasing subdivision of the arts into racial, age-related or gender groups for a similar audience
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: authors, books, Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, poetry • 0 Comments
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs finds that Danielle Hope’s translations provide a very accessible introduction to Giovanni Pascoli’s poetry
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, history, literature, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: books, history, literature, poetry, Rosie Johnston • 0 Comments
Rosie Johnston congratulates Paul McLoughlin for taking on the challenge of rendering these ancient poems in contemporary English
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: books, James Roderick Burns, poetry • 0 Comments
James Roderick Burns is moved by a thoughtfully chosen selection of Joan Ure’s defiant poetry
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: books, Norbert Hirschhorn, poetry • 0 Comments
Norbert Hirschhorn reflects on form and style in a major collection of Marilyn Hacker’s poetry
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, history, poetry, politics, year 2019 • Tags: authors, history, Neil Curry, poetry, politics • 0 Comments
Neil Curry indulges in a brief speculation on a recent parallel to a historical moment in the 17th century
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: authors, books, D A Prince, poetry • 1 Comment
D A Prince is intrigued by the presentation but delighted by the substance of this substantial retrospective collection of Helen Dunmore’s poetry
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, year 2019 • Tags: authors, books, Leah Fritz • 0 Comments
Leah Fritz offers a very personal response to a final compilation of writings by GĂĽnter Grass
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: authors, books, John Lucas, poetry • 0 Comments
John Lucas adds some personal reminiscence to his review of Will Daunt‘s compilation of writings by Eddie Wainwright
by Barbara Lewis • authors, books, literature, performance, plays, theatre, year 2020 • Tags: authors, Barbara Lewis, books, literature, performance, plays, theatre •
Brontë’s angry classic, which has for decades fired up rebellious, ambitious girls and women, has found new resonance in our self-isolating times as the National Theatre at Home allows another frustrated generation to ponder its lot.