London Grip Poetry Review – Gary Allen
P.W. Bridgman sums up Gary Allen’s powerful book-length poem as “a jagged lament for a despoiled Eden that never was”
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London Grip Poetry Review – Bethany Rivers
Emma Lee dips into a collection of gentle and reflective poems by Bethany Rivers
London Grip Poetry Review – Jane Clarke
Kate Noakes considers Jane Clarke’s new pamphlet in which she takes on the challenging task of writing war-related poetry
London Grip Poetry Review – Sophie Essex
Wendy French ponders over the questions raised by a new chapbook from Sophie Essex
London Grip Poetry Review – Janet Sutherland
Pam Thompson considers in depth a collection by Janet Sutherland which uses personal recollection as a starting point for dealing with wider issues.
London Grip Poetry Review – Ann Drysdale
John Forth finds that – among its many other achievements – Ann Drysdale’s poetry nearly always cheers him up
London Grip Poetry Review – Jenny Lewis
David Cooke considers Jenny Lewis’s important new version of the Gilgamesh epic
London Grip Poetry Review – Sue Burge
Wendy French dips into a promising first collection by Sue Burge
London Grip Poetry Review – Kate Noakes
D A Prince praises a new collection by Kate Noakes which deals with dislocation and survival
London Grip Poetry Review – Ian Humphreys
Nick Cooke finds honesty and authenticity in a debut collection by Ian Humphreys
London Grip Poetry Review – W D Jackson
Nicholas Bielby seeks to do justice to the scale of this major collection by W D Jackson
London Grip Poetry Review – Dinah Livingstone
Logos: Where Word and Flesh Interact: Brian Docherty takes a close look at Dinah Livingstone’s 10th collection