Poetry review – A SPELL IN THE WOODS : In spite of lockdown Rachael Smart is able to enjoy a captivating walk in woodland with the aid of Stella Wulf’s poetry
year 2021
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, history, politics, society, year 2021 • Tags: books, history, politics, Richie McCaffery, society • 0 Comments
CLOSING TIME AT THE ROYAL OAK: Richie McCaffery admires the way that John Lucas has embedded perceptive social observation in a history of his local pub
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Emma Lee, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – BLACK MASCARA (WATERPROOF) : Emma Lee finds some serious themes behind the surface lightness of Rosalind Easton’s poems
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Merryn Williams, poetry • 0 Comments
POEMS IN LOCKDOWN: Merryn Williams looks at two anthologies of poetry written during a pandemic year
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, poetry, Rennie Halstead • 0 Comments
ARRIVAL AT ELSEWHERE: Rennie Halstead investigates a poetic compilation curated by Carl Griffin which explores the experience of lockdown using many different voices
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, politics, year 2021 • Tags: books, Neil Fulwood, poetry, politics • 0 Comments
POEMS FOR THE YEAR 2020: Neil Fulwood surveys a well-timed selection of poems reflecting a complex year, well-curated by Merryn Williams
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, food, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Charles Rammelkamp, food, poetry • 0 Comments
EATING THE SUN: Charles Rammelkamp considers a multi-faceted book, embracing Poetry, Memoir & Recipes, composed by Rachael Ikins
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, Pat Edwards, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – INHALE/EXILE: Pat Edwards reviews and impressive and challenging collection by Abeer Ameer
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: books, D A Prince, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – THE YEARS FULFILLED: D A Prince admires a well-curated posthumously collected edition of Dorothy Gibson’s poems
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2021 • Tags: Alex Josephy, books, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – REMEMBERING BLUE: Alex Josephy follows Colin Bell’s poetic charting of his recovery from major illness
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, jazz, poetry, year 2021 • Tags: authors, jazz, John Lucas, Paul McLoughlin, poetry • 0 Comments
Paul McLoughlin was a frequent contributor to London Grip both as a poet and as a perceptive reviewer and his recent death is a sad loss to his family and his many friends. Here John Lucas recalls Paul’s rather unorthodox route into poetry .