London Grip Poetry Review – Bidgood
Merryn Williams admires the seemingly-inexhaustible poetic skill on show in a double collection from Ruth Bidgood More →
literature
Gathering Shards
A spiritual autobiography by Murray Bodo turns out to be an unexpectedly down-to-earth story More →
London Grip Poetry Review – Owen
A short review by Merryn Williams enters fully into the spirit of Jan Owen’s Baudelaire-based jeu d’esprit More →
Wild Bleak Bohemia
John Lucas reflects on Michael Wilding’s account of the lives and work of three significant figures from Australia’s early literary history More →
Forgive the Language
Richie McCaffery gives a largely enthusiastic welcome to collection of critical essays by Katy Evans-Bush More →
London Grip Poetry Review – Dooley
Pam Thompson considers Maura Dooley‘s slim but substantial chapbook inspired by a residency at Jane Austen’s house. More →
100 Dutch-Language Poems
David Cooke applauds the efforts of Paul Vincent & John Irons in selecting and translating an anthology which spans 1000 years of Dutch poetry More →
All My Important Nothings
How can one compile a collection about Jane Austen? Ruth Valentine comments on the success of such an anthology, edited by Maura Dooley More →
Anarchists, Beats and Dadaists
John Lucas is impressed by the depth and range of literary and musical knowledge displayed in a new collection of essays by Jim Burns More →
Alun, Gweno and Freda
Merryn Williams welcomes a new book by John Pikoulis which relates the poetry of Alun Lewis to the circumstances surrounding his tragic death in 1944 More →
William Cowper: A Revaluation
John Lucas welcomes Neil Curry’s re-assessment of the poetic achievements of William Cowper More →
Does anybody know Benito Cereno?
November 7, 2016 by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, year 2016 • Tags: authors, books, Sarah Lawson • 0 Comments
Sarah Lawson plaintively asks the question: Why Don’t People Read Benito Cereno When I Tell Them To? More →