Poetry review – SMALL AND NECESSARY LIVES: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs admires Ron Scowcroft’s ability to capture moments that might easily be missed
year 2024
Poetry review – THE POINT OF THE STICK: Thomas Ovans enjoys Neil Fulwood’s poetic sketches of famous conductors
Poetry review – PERISTERIA: Thomas Ovans appreciates the quiet, firm and consistent voice in Tim Cunningham’s poems
Poetry review – IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS: James Roderick Burns finds present day relevance in a collection of poems based on Old Testament verses
Poetry review – HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN: A first collection by Chris Bullock is enlivened by some sharp and surprising insights
The Plague Diaries and beyond: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs looks at two poetry ventures involving John Forth & Paul McLoughlin
Poetry review – THE TRAPEZE OF YOUR FLESH: Thomas Ovans is impressed by Charles Rammelkamp’s extensive poetic history of Striptease and Burlesque
* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #53 – AUTUMN 2024 features poems by: *Jennifer Rogers *Philomena Johnson *Michael W. Thomas *Rosemary Norman *Freya Bantiff *Jill Sharp * Matthew Paul *Jean Bohuslav *Paul Stephenson *Sue Norton * Marjorie Sweetko *Ruth Aylett *Seán Street *Sue Wallace-Shaddad *Noel King *Mary Franklin *Alex Josephy *Mike Wilson *Matt Gilbert *S C Flynn *Blossom Hibbert *Charlotte Gann *Michael Foley *Kate Maxwell *Janet Dean *Wendy Klein *Tim Cunningham *Declan Geraghty *Steven Taylor *Norbert Hirschhorn *Hilary Thompson *Elizabeth […]
Poetry review – JOE HILL MAKES HIS WAY INTO THE CASTLE: Thomas Ovans gets to grips with an idiosyncratic new collection by Katy Evans-Bush and finds it a rewarding experience
* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #52 – SUMMER 2024 features poems by: *Julia Stothard *Rod Whitworth *Keith Nunes *Rosemary Norman *Kathleen McPhilemy *Pam Thompson *Thea Smiley *Mimi Kunz *Sue Norton *Martine Padwell * Jenny Mitchell *Konstandinos Mahoney *Jane Simpson *Lorraine Carey * Rachael Clyne *Pam Job *Tess Jolly *Pam Zinnemann-Hope * Maria Taylor *Marian Kilcoyne *Lydia Harris *David Flynn *Sylvia Cohen *Kerry Gray *Angela Kirby *Mary Mulholland *Janet Hatherley *Jan Hadfield *Julia Webb *John Grey *Elizabeth Smither *Caleb Murdock *Sarah […]
* THE SPRING 2024 ISSUE OF LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features: * Sarah Mnatzaganian * Jill Abram * Steve Black * Sue Rose * Ilse Pedler *Richard Smith * Karen Luke * Sarah Davies * Kenneth Pobo * Mark Carson * Christian Ward * Nick Cooke * Caroline Maldonado * Susan E Gunter * John Grey * Steven Taylor * Judith Wozniak * William Doreski * R. Gerry Fabian * Lorraine Gibson * John Whitehouse * Stuart Handysides *Briege Duffaud * John Bartlett * Murray Bodo * Keith Nunes * Steve Komarnyckyj * Maggie Freeman * Maggie Butt * Erica Hesketh * Kim Whysall-Hammond * Anthony Wilson * John Short * Robert […]
Poetry review – A DISTANT ENGLISHNESS: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs examines a challenging but rewarding collection by John Whitehouse
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2024