London Grip Poetry Review – Roy McFarlane
Emma Lee describes Roy McFarlane’s new collection as an important book from a compassionate poet.
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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 – Lynne Wycherley
Alex Josephy discusses a passionate and thought-provoking collection from Lynne Wycherley
London Grip Poetry Review – David Tait
D A Prince reflects upon the complexities explored in David Tait’s second full collection
London Grip Poetry Review – Nigel Pantling
Thomas Ovans enjoys Nigel Pantling’s chapbook which makes army life an unexpected source of poetry
London Grip Poetry Review – Hugo Williams
Hugo Williams skilfully uses poetry to convey the experience of recovery from prolonged illness
London Grip Poetry Review – Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer Johnson gives an object lesson in making poetry out of difficult and painful situations
London Grip Poetry Review – John Godfrey
John Godfrey’s poems are often concerned with how things work: but the poems themselves work very well