In her latest collection, Waiting for Bluebeard, Helen Ivory invites her readers into a world where fantasy can sometimes become disturbingly real.
Year 2013
* THE SUMMER 2013 ISSUE OF LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features poems by: *Ian C Smith *Frank C Praeger *Phil Wood *Laurie Johnston *Martin Noutch *Thomas Ovans *Seth Crook *Judith Wolton *Wendy Klein *Peter Branson *Ann Vaughan-Williams *D M Aderibigbe *Emma Lee *Robert Nisbet *R D McManes *Jeff Bell *Paul Richards
When approached for an idea for an exhibition at Turner Contemporary, guest curator, Brian Dillon, editor of the arts magazine Cabinet, hit upon the concept of ‘curiosity’.
Norbert Hirschhorn finds much to think about and admire in Dannie Abse’s new collection SPEAK OLD PARROT
New chapbooks by Fiona Moore and Chrissy Williams make favourable impressions on Thomas Ovans
Kerrin P Sharpe’s new collection receives warm approval from Norbert Hirschhorn.
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs enjoys an amusing (and sometimes tender) poetic “biography” by Peter Phillips
Translating Against the Odds: Wendy Klein discusses Yvonne Green’s new versions of Semyon Lipkin’s poetry
Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons has a sizeable reputation and presumably had a budget to compare for his docu-drama Trashed, on release across the globe to expose how much our society wastes and the damage that results.
Thomas Ovans is impressed by Norbert Hirschhorn’s multi-faceted new collection Monastery of the Moon
Thomas Ovans browses a handsome poetic and photographic collaboration by William Oxley and Barry Davidson
Merryn Williams is impressed by the frankness and defiant spirit of Fiona Sinclair’s new collection WONDERLAND
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, Year 2013