. ISSUE 57 of LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features poems by: * Alex Saynor * Myra Schneider *Stuart Pickford *Kenneth Pobo *Philip Dunkerley *S C Flynn *Tim Waller *Anne Ryland *Jenny Hockey *Anna Bowles *Pam Thompson *Glen Hunting *Maggie Freeman *Peter Daniels *Ger Duffy *Antony Mair *Mary Mulholland *Lesley Saunders *Judith Wozniak *Michael O’Brien *Prue […]
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Poetry review – FRANK’S LUNCH SERVICE: Charles Rammelkamp appreciates the sheer physicality of the materials that make up this collection by Frank Rubino Frank’s Lunch Service Frank Rubino Lithic Press, 2025 ISBN: 978-1946-583-413 $20.00, 112 pages

Poetry review – AUGUST 24, 1957 : Charles Rammelkamp follows Robert Cooperman through recollections and reflections stirred by a traumatic childhood incident

Poetry review – A CERTAIN PENANCE OF LIGHT: Julian Stannard discusses Debasish Lahiri’s unusual approach to ekphrastic poetry

Who Wants to Kill Jessie? Review by Alan Price. What makes Who Wants to Kill Jessie such a warm and very entertaining film is its modesty. No colour, wide screen and expensive special effects. Its charms are economical, crisp black and white B picture production values.

Poetry review – IN THE LILY ROOM: Nick Cooke admires Erica Hesketh’s collection about motherhood not only for being accomplished and moving but also for its broad appeal across gender boundaries In The Lily Room Erica Hesketh Nine Arches Press ISBN 978-1-916760-16-5 pp 90 £11.99 A meticulous account of childbirth and what […]
The Hidden Fortress. Review by Alan Price. The time is the 16th century. A period of civil wars. Princess Uki with her family and their clan gold are attempting to escape to a peaceful province. The enemy have posted up a reward for her capture. She’s accompanied by her General (Toshiro Mifune, who else could it be!) and two greedy and quarrelsome farmers. Onto this slight (almost formulaic) story Kurosawa has applied great craft and artistry.
By Alan Price • film, year 2025 • Tags: Alan Price, film