Richie McCaffery admires the range and scope of an anthology celebrating half a century of Modern Poetry in Translation.
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Graham Hardie considers a collection by Graham Buchan in which some rather sombre themes are balanced by welcome lighter touches.
Wendy Klein enjoys a side-by-side look at two compelling but entirely different books by Stuart Pickford and Nigel Pantling
This is a gripping novel by a hugely gifted writer and one that is rich on atmosphere and character study. The originality of the work is its investigative story line which focuses on the loving relationship between a twin and her disabled sister.
Fiona Sinclair considers a heavyweight collection from Michael Rosen and decides that it does not pull any political punches.
Roger Caldwell discerns a remarkable felicity of phrasing in Matthew Barton’s third collection.
Matteo Garrone’s latest film has been warmly received by critics. It is a retelling of some of Giambattista Basile’s 16th Century, Neapolitan fairy tales which formed the source material for many of Perrault’s and the Grimm brothers’ stories.
London Grip comments on recent poetry collections by Andy Green, Mandy Coe, Caroline Davies and Mo Gallaccio
Born to a well-to-do Antwerp businessman and his aristocratic wife, Fritz Mayer was groomed to become a diplomat, but instead threw himself into collecting with a particular passion for Dutch art of the 14th-16th centuries.
This was the UK premiere for the Compagnie Marie Chouinard from Quebec. She started with Soft virtuosity, still humid, on the edge – a title that means nothing in English but perhaps has more resonance in French. Happily the work was far more exciting than the title.
Emma Lee reviews a prize-winning pamphlet by S A Leavesley
D A Prince finds that metaphor & reality combine in a nautically-flavoured collection from Lynne Hjelmgaard
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, D A Prince, poetry