Poetry Review – BECAUSE WE COULD NOT DANCE AT THE WEDDING: Jean Atkin discovers that these love poems by Michael McKimm benefit from his keen ear and sharp eye.
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The Pilgrim Play. Review by Barbara Lewis. An antidote to the glitz that can disguise the mediocre, it’s a welcome return to the roots of theatre and to a focus on consummate acting skill.
NECESSARY DEEDS: Charles Rammelkamp follows the twists and turns in this new novel by Mark Wish
John Craxton: A Modern Odyssey. Review by Barbara Lewis. John Craxton managed to emerge from school without passing a single exam, not even in art. Instead, charm, daring, connections, irrepressible talent and luck served him better than any merely formal qualifications.
Poetry review – A BROKEN MAN IN FLOWER: Edmund Prestwich commends the power and effectiveness of David Harsent’s versions of poems by Yannis Ritsos
Poetry review – END CEREMONIES: Matthew M. C. Smith finds Stuart McPherson’s poetry rewarding on levels beyond straightforward comprehension
The Zone of Interest. Review by Graham Buchan. What qualifies a film as a masterpiece? Well, if it rattles around your mind for several days afterwards that’s a pretty good sign. The Zone of Interest does this in spades, having already chilled you to the marrow.
Poetry review – THE TURPENTINE TREE: Colin Pink finds himself drawn into a world re-created by Lynne Hjelmgaard’s poems of recollection
Poetry review – WHAT TO DO NEXT: D.A. Prince admires Sue Dymoke’s accessible and well-crafted final collection
Poetry review – SAFETY MEASURES AGAINST THE SEA: Pat Edwards admires Katharine Goda’s skillful way of tackling a difficult subject
Festival Universatil. Review by Barbara Lewis. The students in a KAP live together and work together on a cultural or community project, one of which is Le Théâtre Universitaire de Louvain, which every year organises the “Universatil” festival of French-language drama.
Poetry review – HALF OTHER: Emma Storr admires an extraordinary account of the joys and sorrows of twinship by Peter Wallis
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