Thomas Ovans discovers that poetry and medicine can mix rather well in this handsome anthology from Hippocrates Press
year 2018
Roger Caldwell gives a thoughtful appraisal of a carefully chosen selection of Michael Schmidt’s poetry
Sarah Lawson draws attention to a posthumously published collection in which Sarah Getty’s intelligence and wit still live on
John Forth finds that John Levett’s new collection raises a number of questions
Fiona Sinclair commends Michael Rosen’s use of poetry to make some telling political points
It was the second Sunday in January and people were emerging from the cocoon of the long holiday to take a walk along the Thames Path. The grey skies and a chill in the damp air seemed to signal the right conditions for me to head north from the Isle of Dogs and explore Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.
Norbert Hirschhorn acknowledges the craft and potency of Vénus Khoury-Ghata’s poetry
In our society multi-tasking is often seen as a women’s skill but rather than it being a critique of Jill of All Trades, the thesis behind the book is to honour the fresh concept of Renaissance Women.
I expected this to be an exhibition focusing on the links between art and T.S Eliot. Journeys with ‘The Waste Land’s is however something more unique. It is an exhibition that focuses purely on this extraordinary poem with all its contexts, voices and virtuosity.
Alex Josephy finds Abegail Morley’s fascinating new collection builds to much more than the sum of its parts
D A Prince becomes fully engaged with John Fuller’s witty and ingenious use of form
Carla Scarano finds Caroline Price’s poetry to be flowing and enigmatic
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2018 0 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry