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.
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A tribute to Leah Fritz (1931-2020) whose recent death was a sad loss to the London literary scene
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
Before planning my journey to Canada, I made a list of my priorities. At the top of it was experiencing the country of the author I am studying for my PhD: Margaret Atwood.
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs finds that Danielle Hope’s translations provide a very accessible introduction to Giovanni Pascoli’s poetry
Rosie Johnston congratulates Paul McLoughlin for taking on the challenge of rendering these ancient poems in contemporary English
James Roderick Burns is moved by a thoughtfully chosen selection of Joan Ure’s defiant poetry
Norbert Hirschhorn reflects on form and style in a major collection of Marilyn Hacker’s poetry
Neil Curry indulges in a brief speculation on a recent parallel to a historical moment in the 17th century
D A Prince is intrigued by the presentation but delighted by the substance of this substantial retrospective collection of Helen Dunmore’s poetry
Leah Fritz offers a very personal response to a final compilation of writings by Günter Grass
Merryn Williams reviews Matthew Barton’s new translation of Rilke’s Duino Elegies
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, poetry reviews, year 2020 0 • Tags: authors, books, Merryn Williams, poetry