A tribute to Leah Fritz (1931-2020) whose recent death was a sad loss to the London literary scene
poetry
Stage Invasion: Angela Topping takes a close look at Pete Bearder’s guide to spoken word poetry and its differences from poetry for the page
In Translation: an exhibition of poetry by Katherine Venn at the Westbourne Grove Church ArtSpace
When Pythagoras met Homer: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs recalls a time when being a mathematician was like being a poet.
* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY – Winter 2019. This issue features: * Edmund Prestwich * Kate Noakes * Michael Crowley * Maggie Butt * Emma Lee *Tom Sommerville *Gordon Wood * Thomas Tyrrell *Anthony Dawson * Robert Nisbet * Wendy French *Stephen Claughton * Anne Ballard * Jan-An Saab * Sue Rose * Raymond Miller […]
David Mitchell reviews A History of Water in the Middle East at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
One of the main aims of visiting Canada was to develop my research on Margaret Atwood. The New Central library in Calgary, which opened in 2018, provided me with all the facilities I needed.Â
* The Autumn issue of LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features work by more than 30 poets from all parts of the world:
Tokyo: a bridge between tradition and modernity, by Carla Scarano D’Antonio. Compared to Kyoto, Tokyo is bigger, busier and cosmopolitan. My friend Ornella and I had plenty of time by ourselves as my daughter was busy with her course at the Bunka Gakuen University where she is attending a Master in Fashion and Design.
* The Summer 2019 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: * Ceinwen Haydon * Kathryn Southworth * Tom Sommerville * Joan Michelson * Stuart Gunter * Elizabeth Smither  * Gillie Robic * Claudia Court * Mat Riches * Gareth Culshaw * Brian Docherty * Stuart Pickford * Jane Frank * Geraldine Gould * Michael […]
Neil Curry indulges in a brief speculation on a recent parallel to a historical moment in the 17th century
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry, year 2020 • Tags: books, poetry, Richie McCaffery • 0 Comments
The Life and Times of Fishgate Billyboy: Richie McCaffery welcomes this pseudonymous fictionalised autobiography with its poetic interjections