D A Prince finds the poems of Robert Etty to be very good company as they explore Lincolnshire’s landscape and introduce its people
year 2017
Art is at its most powerfully dramatic when it gives voice to the oppressed. By using the device of a play within a play to utmost effect, The Island communicates the oppression of a recent generation by drawing on tragic defiance from classical times.
David Cooke’s latest collection offers both variety and a sense of unity, observes Emma Lee
Pamela Johnson takes an in-depth look at a significant selection of poetry from Martina Evans
* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: * Margarita Serafimova *Nod Ghosh *James Aitchison *Jim C Wilson *Andrew James *George Tardios * Leni Dipple *Beth McDonough *Sally Long *Caroline Natzler * Kevin Casey *Murray Bodo * Edward Lee * Antony Johae * Sanjeev Sethi *Chris Beckett * Angela Kirby * Kevin Cahill * Keith […]
Peter Ulric Kennedy is vastly impressed by Mike Barlow’s most recent collection of poems.
Richie McCaffery reviews a poetry collection by Rebecca McManus which has an unusually tragic background
Emma Lee appreciates the new points of view offered by John Duffy’s poetry
Richard III manages to be at once resounding royal propaganda and an unsettling reminder of the fragility of the status quo given Elizabeth I’s lack of an heir: the Tudors had rescued the kingdom from the murderous House of York, but they hadn’t secured the future for long.
Alex Josephy finds that Pat Farrington’s poems take a realistic rather than an overly romantic look at nature
Emma Lee praises Jason Lee’s collection as an excellent example of Eyewear’s distinctive house style
James Roderick Burns reflects on the multiple goals a poetry anthology editor has to aim for – and considers that Alison Hill has done pretty well with her selection of flying-related poems
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2017 0 • Tags: books, James Roderick Burns, poetry