Jean Sibelius Life, Music, Silence by Daniel M.Grimley (Reaktion Books). ‘The evening atmosphere wonderful. As always when silence speaks: a secret pull of eternal silence and – life’s song.’ Jean Sibelius, diary entry August 1910
year 2021
Poetry review – SICILIAN ELEPHANTS: Carla Scarano reviews a collection in reminiscent and reflective mood from David Cooke
Poetry review – SIEGE AND SYMPHONY : Emma Lee reviews an eclectic collection from Myra Schneider
West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg In the new West Side Story Leonard Bernstein’s magnificent music and Stephen Sondheim’s incisive and witty lyrics have all been preserved and bring as much pleasure as before.
Poetry review – BY DEGREES: Carole Bromley is confident that David Tait’s pandemic poems will stand the test of time
Poetry review – MUCH WITH BODY: Pat Edwards is surprised and moved by this collection from Polly Atkin
Poetry review – THE DENSITY OF COMPACT BONE : Charles Rammelkamp accompanies Magdalena Ball on a poetic exploration of the nature of time
* The Winter 2021 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: *Robert Cole *Ceinwen Haydon * Myra Schneider *Steve Komarnyckyj *Chrissy Banks *Merryn Williams *Norton Hodges *Martin Bennett *Julia Stothard *Rodney Wood * Tony Dawson *Tristan Moss *Rachel Carney *Ramona Herdman *J R Solonche *Teoti Jardine *David Flynn *Briege Duffaud *John Grey *Zack Rogow *David […]
What The Thunder Said: Brian Docherty reviews Ruth Valentine’s new collection IF YOU WANT THUNDER
Poetry review – PANDORA’S PANDEMIC: Sue Wallace-Shaddad considers Alwyn Marriage’s honest but hopeful poetic account of life in a time of covid-19
Poetry review – ALL THE MEN I NEVER MARRIED: Carla Scarano reviews a collection of challenging and personal poems by Kim Moore
Dürer’s Journeys, Travels of a Renaissance Artist. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Billed as the first major UK exhibition of Albrecht Dürer in nearly 20 years, ‘Dürer’s Journeys’ explores how travel filled him with wonder, stocked his mind with images and shaped not just his art, but that of his contemporaries.
By Barbara Lewis • art, drawing, exhibitions, painting, year 2021 • Tags: art, Barbara Lewis, drawing, exhibitions, painting