Poetry review – STAR: Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch reviews a collection of Christmas poems by Angela Graham
year 2024
Poetry review – COLLECTED POEMS: Edmund Prestwich is grateful for this full and eminently readable record of Fleur Adcock’s poetic creativity
Poetry review – OLD MEN: Paul McDonald finds plenty of verve and imagination as well as mature reflection in the latest collection by Peter Daniels
THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY: John Lucas reflects on variousness in this personal memoir by Graham Caveney
Poetry review – BEYOND THE LAST HOUSE: John Forth suspects that readers will enjoy this collection because Robert Etty enjoyed writing it
Poetry review – DRYPOINT: Edmund Prestwich admires the skill and economy in Jamie McKendrick’s poetry which leaves room for the reader’s own imagination
Poetry review – MUSIC, AWAKE HER: Edmund Prestwich admires both musicality and mutually illuminating images in a new collection by Martha Kapos
Poetry review – POSSIBLY A POMEGRANATE: Pat Edwards welcomes Alwyn Marriage’s new collection which is subtitled Celebrating Womankind
Poetry review – EARWIG COUNTRY: DA Prince is drawn into Angela Topping’s poems about memories and connections
. Book review – HORACE — POET ON A VOLCANO: Kevin Saving considers Peter Stothard‘s study of the Roman poet
* 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 […]
THE MOON LOOKS ON THEM ALL: Angela Topping browses a collection of essays by John Lucas on the subject of friends and friendship
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, year 2024