Two recent Shoestring collections from Anna Adams and Tony Roberts earn the approval of Merryn Williams
Year 2014
Anna Robinson’s half-fantasy, half-dream poem sequence strikes a chord with Richie McCaffery
Thomas Ovans finds that Josh Ekroy’s military-related poems usually hit their target
* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: *Wendy French *Peter Kennedy *Teoti Jardine *Rob Yates *Jan Hutchison *Mohammed Kamran *Antony Johae *Nancy Mattson *Ian C Smith *Mary Franklin *Colin Bancroft *David Flynn *Christopher Mulrooney *F M Brown *Sarah Doyle *Allen Ashley *Robert Nisbet *Michael Thomas *Kerrin P Sharpe
Josh Ekroy takes a thoughtful look at a poetic military memoir by Nigel Pantling
First & second opinions: John Harvey’s latest poetry collection is reviewed by Rosie Johnston AND by Norbert Hirschhorn
D A Prince finds that Christine McNeill’s poetry demands – and repays – the reader’s full attention
Martin Noutch admires Lynne Wycherley’s masterly grasp of light in its many aspects
Michael Payne has edited a collection of previously unpublished poems by the late Joan Downar. London Grip’s poetry editor takes a look at its frank and largely autobiographical contents.
Martin Noutch finds himself well-placed to appreciate a poetic exploration of a Nottingham past by Derrick Buttress
Thomas Ovans finds some good things in two recent small-press pamphlets
Thomas Ovans wonders if David Perman’s new collection is being knowingly undersold by its own cover
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, Year 2014