Nick Cooke surveys a collection by Michael Vince which spans ancient and modern worlds
year 2016
Fiona Moore applauds Cristina Viti’s fine translation of Gezim Hajdari’s poems of exile
* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: *Brian Docherty *Tracey Peterson *Bruce Christianson *Caroline Am Bergris *Jonathan Taylor *Caroline Natzler *Mary Franklin *Gareth Culshaw * Abdulrahman M Abu-yaman *Brian Johnstone *Jane Henderson *Maggie Freeman * Rosa Walling-Wefelmeyer *Oliver Comins *Teoti Jardine *Mary Michaels *Gary Beck *Racker Donnelly *Anthony Wilson *John Freeman *Bethany […]
Dangerous Liaisons: Brian Docherty pursues an unreliable narrator through the latest collection by Matthew Caley
D A Prince welcomes a new collection of William Wootten’s ‘modernist, yet traditional’ poetry
Teoti Jardine finds Harvey Molloy’s new collection both accessible and inviting
Leah Fritz surveys a generous selection of poems by Stanley Moss and finds work that is surprising and sometimes shocking – but is always perfectly controlled
A substantial collection from Maitreyabandhu repays careful scrutiny, observes David Cooke
John Snelling commends Martyn Crucefix’s poetic version of Daodejing
Jay Bernard’s collection tells an ancient story in which Emma Lee finds some modern resonances
Bicycles are as close as it gets to the perfect blend of form and function — but that doesn’t stop designers seeking to make them sleeker, faster and funkier. As such, they are ideal subject-matter for the Design Museum in the Belgian city of Ghent, whose Bike to the Future, despite the corny title, is a wide and even subtle exploration of cycling design and its enormous impact.
Thomas Ovans congratulates Ver Poets on their 50th birthday and on the anthology they have produced to celebrate it.
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry, poetry reviews, year 2016 • Tags: books, poetry, Thomas Ovans