Poetry review – JOURNEYS ACROSS BREATH: Paul McDonald hopes that this collection of earlier poems by Stephen Watts will get the attention it deserves
year 2023
Poetry review – SILVER SAMOVAR: Emma Storr is impressed by Jenny McRobert’s substantial debut collection
Poetry review – A POCKETFUL OF CHALK: Louise Warren is happy to accompany Claire Booker on a poetry walk through the Sussex countryside
Peter Doig, The Courtauld Gallery. Review by Barbara Lewis. Peter Doig never tries to create real spaces, only painted spaces, we learn at the beginning of the Courtauld’s exhibition of some of his most recent work, including paintings created since his move from Trinidad to London in 2021.
Poetry review – BEWARE THE TRUTH THAT’S MANACLED: Harriet Thistlethwaite reviews Prue Chamberlayne’s poetic exploration of slavery and its aftermath
Poetry review – THE TESSERAE: John Forth weighs the merits of Oliver Tearle’s game-playing with “The Waste Land” and reckons up the final score
Poetry review – END OF SEASON: Alwyn Marriage is charmed by both content and substance of Clare Best’s beautifully produced chapbook
Spain and the Hispanic World. Review by Carla Scarano. We are lucky that the Hispanic Society Museum and Library in Upper Manhattan is closed for refurbishing so that the collection that the philanthropist Archer M. Huntington accumulated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries can travel the world on loan.
Poetry review – ROCK, BIRD, BUTTERFLY: Pam Thompson takes a close look at Hannah Lowe’s delightful poetic examination of 18th century Chinese wallpapers
Poetry review – AN ANXIOUS SPRING: Merryn Williams enjoys and admires John Levett’s well-crafted poetry
* The Spring 2023 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: *Jane Frank *Julia Duke *Luigi Coppola *Lara Frankena *Wendy Klein *Sarah James *Caleb Murdock *Tony Dawson *John Harvey *Peter Devonald *Myra Schneider *Kelly Davis *Edmund Prestwich *Kevin McManus *Oliver Dixon *Annabelle Markwick-Staff *Barry Smith *Tom Phillips *Kurt Luchs *David S Lorello *Fred Johnston *Donald […]
Poetry review – BACK COUNTRY: Bill Jenkinson finds both craft and empathy strongly evident in Kathleen McPhilemy’s new collection
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