In the Gemini Cafe
Charlie Hill appreciates the ‘dry, intimate and unexpected’ writing to be found in Neil Campbell’s collection
poetry reviews
London Grip Poetry Review – David Constantine
Wendy French praises David Constantine’s new chapbook for its sharp visual images
London Grip Poetry Review – Jane Routh
Stuart Henson detects a note of anger in Jane Routh’s particular and personal responses to place and nature
The Topiary of Passchendaele
Merryn Williams gives a concise appreciation of a prizewinning chapbook by Christopher North which contains several prizewinning poems.
London Grip Poetry Review – John Godfrey
John Godfrey’s poems are often concerned with how things work: but the poems themselves work very well
London Grip Poetry Review – Roy McFarlane
Emma Lee describes Roy McFarlane’s new collection as an important book from a compassionate poet.
London Grip Poetry Review – Konstandinos Mahoney
Wendy French admires Dino Mahoney’s poems for their empathy and breadth of understanding
London Grip Poetry Review – Tom Weir
Carla Scarano appreciates Tom Weir’s treatment of uncertainty in his new collection
London Grip Poetry Review – Deborah Alma
Neil Fulwood compliments Deborah Alma for a collection which rolls up its sleeves and gets down to business
London Grip Poetry Review – Myra Schneider
Wendy Klein finds rich imagery and a restless search for meaning in Myra Schneider’s ambitious tenth collection
London Grip Poetry Review – Zaffar Kunial
David Cooke is engaged by Zaffar Kunial’s poetic exploration of his own identity
London Grip Poetry Review – Stuart Henson
Merryn Williams discovers some fine new poems in Stuart Henson’s latest collection