* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #54 — WINTER 2024 features poems by: *Stuart Henson *Sian Meades-Williams *Michael Mintrom *Tony Dawson *Ray Miller *Biljana Scott *Giorgia Caso *Kate Noakes *Kathy Miles *Anthony Wilson *Heather Walker *John Bartlett *Edward Lee *Jackie Wills *Lee Campbell *Jennifer M Phillips *Paul McGrane *Briege Duffaud *Abu Ibrahim *Pam Job *Gareth Writer-Davies *Julian Dobson *Kathy Pimlott *Janet Rogerson *Kate Hendry *J R Solonche *Jayne Stanton *Vivienne Tregenza *Maria Isakova-Bennett *Gareth Culshaw *Philip Dunkerley *Jena Woodhouse *Damen O’Brien *Sarah […]
year 2024
Poetry review – A DISTANT ENGLISHNESS: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs examines a challenging but rewarding collection by John Whitehouse
Poetry review – SMALL AND NECESSARY LIVES: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs admires Ron Scowcroft’s ability to capture moments that might easily be missed
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
. Book review – HORACE — POET ON A VOLCANO: Kevin Saving considers Peter Stothard‘s study of the Roman poet
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, literature, poetry, year 2024