Poetry review – FIFTY POEMS: Ian Pople considers some new translations by Geoffrey Lehmann of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry
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Poetry review – COLLECTED LONGER POEMS: Jennifer Johnson dips into a substantial body of work by Anthony Howell
Poetry review – BRIDGING TIME 1944-2024: Thomas Ovans is moved and intrigued by Patricia Townsend’s sonnet sequence incorporating and responding to wartime letters from her father.
Poetry review – ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL: Thomas Ovans dips into Norbert Hirschhorn’s new selection of prose-poems and finds that come in a wide range of forms and flavours
Poetry review – HAVING HER CAKE: JenniferJohnson admires Wendy Klein’s collection for its bold and sensitive treatment of assisted dying
Poetry review – BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER: This collection by Tristram Fane Saunders tackles serious matters seriously but with a pleasingly light touch Before We Go Any Further Tristram Fane Saunders Carcanet ISBN: 9781800173255 80pp £12.99
Poetry review – AFTER THE MIRACLE: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs admires the clarity and the intensity of Richard Meier’s poems
Poetry review – TO 2040: Roger Caldwell considers the sometimes-enigmatic poetry of Jorie Graham
Poetry review – TURN UP THE HEAT: Charles Rammelkamp explores a new collection by Ruth Danon
Poetry reviews – THE BIRD ROOM and THE CINEPHILE POEMS: Louise Warren reviews new collections by Dawn Gorman and Alan Price
Poetry review – BEYOND THE GATE: Alex Josephy reviews a collection by Clare Best which skillfully tackles difficult issues
Poetry review – CHOSEN GROUND: Colin Pink follows the twists and turns in this collection by Christopher M James and finds some surprising insights
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, poetry reviews, year 2025