Museum of New Zealand/Te Papa Tongarewa. Review by Barbara Lewis. In their desperation to get New Zealand’s founding document signed, the British in undue haste drew up a Maori version of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi that is disputed to this day.
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Pasolini Painter. Review by Carla Scarano. Pier Paolo Pasolini’s complex personality and multifaceted creativity are displayed in full at the exhibition Pasolini Pittore at Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Rome.
Poetry review – TALKING ME OFF THE ROOF : Charles Rammelkamp is moved by the tenderness of Laurie Kuntz’s poems of love for family and neighbours
WHAT THE TRUMPET TAUGHT ME: Pamela Johnson enjoys a collection of prose reminiscences by the poet Kim Moore
THE LIFE OF MARK AKENSIDE: Roger Caldwell commends Barbara Morden’s work in revisiting the life and work of a neglected poet of the 18th century
Poetry review – TRAVELLERS OF THE NORTH and HARALD IN BYZANTIUM: Edmund Prestwich considers two collections, by Fiona Smith and Kevin Crossley-Holland, that give voice to characters from history
The Glass Pearls by Emeric Pressburger. Review by Alan Price. Emeric Pressburger’s novel The Glass Pearls was originally published in 1966. It barely sold its print run and received one terrible review in the TLS.
White. Review by Carla Scarano. The exhibition at the School of Historical Dress in Lambeth is displayed in one large room on the ground floor; it features white pieces of cloth and garments and accessories from the school’s rich collection.
Poetry review – 100 POEMS: Carla Scarano examines the poetry of Umberto Saba in a new translation by Patrick Worsnip
Lucian Freud: New Perspectives. Review by Carla Scarano. The exhibition thoroughly explores Lucian Freud’s artistic career, displaying an extended range of paintings.
FLASH FICTION AMERICA : Charles Rammelkamp enthuses over a new anthology edited by James Thomas, Sherrie Flick and John Dufresne
Poetry review – WHEN THE WORLD WAS LEFT IN PIECES: Kate Noakes admires Jennifer Copley’s compact but telling portrayal of war’s consequences
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2023 • Tags: books, Kate Noakes, poetry