Poetry review – SUB/URBAN LEGENDS: Sarah Leavesley reviews a collection by Pam Thompson which seeks to open the reader’s eyes to the everyday legends all around us
year 2025
Giffords Circus – Laguna Bay. Review by Barbara Lewis. Imagine a time when childhoods were free from mobile phones, video games and Instagram, and when the arrival of an exotic circus troupe on a village green or at the seaside represented magic and excitement far beyond the everyday.
Poetry review – NOT MY BEST SIDE: John Forth admires this new selection of U A Fanthorpe’s poetry for its laconic and compassionate voice and its comic precision
No More Normal. Review by Barbara Lewis. Consultant neuropsychiatrist Alastair Santhouse has for more than a quarter of a century worked to try to solve the diverse and complex issues of those considered to be abnormal.
Poetry review – LEAVES BORROWED FROM HUMAN FLESH: Nick Cooke admires Abigail Ardelle Zammit’s forthright poetry, fierce in its commitment to justice
Poetry review – SAFE GROUND: Jennifer Johnson accompanies Rosie Johnston through some poetic reflections on past experiences
Poetry review – VANISHING POINT: Pat Edwards sees Colin Bancroft’s poems as a travel guide and the poet himself as a travelling companion
* ISSUE 56 OF LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features poems by: *Sam Szanto *Joseph Blythe *Barbara Howerska *Ross Jackson *Rosie Jackson *Angela France *Norton Hodges *Tony Dawson *Jim Murdoch *Jeff Gallagher *Ceinwen Haydon *Lewis Wyn Davies *Peter Surkov *Pam Job *Michael Carrino *Alexis Deese-Smith *Ben Banyard *John Bartlett *Sue Wallace-Shaddad *Dan Burns *Pam Zinnemann-Hope *Graham […]
Poetry review – SELECTED POEMS: Paul McDonald enjoys a well-chosen and well-arranged selection of Maurice Riordan’s work
Cul-de-Sac. Review by Barbara Lewis. “Do you think this is enjoyable for anyone to be around?” It’s a very dangerous question in the mouth of Ruth Townsend, who is the aptly named wife of the overly frank Frank Townsend, the central couple of this tale of frustrated lives at the end of the line in London’s Zone 6.
Poetry review – NATURAL BURIAL GROUND: Guy Russell reflects on the hard-to-accomplish subtlety and restrained sensitivity of this new collection by Will Burns
Poetry review – THE ICONOSTASIS OF ANXIETY: Pam Thompson engages with a dense and complex short collection by W N Herbert
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