Michaelina Wautier. Review by Graham Buchan. How fantastic it is to have a substantial exhibition of a completely unknown artist; for that artist to be a woman who painted in the 1600’s; and for her work to be so assured, so accomplished and such a pleasure to experience.
year 2026
Poetry review – CROSSING PATHS: Sarah Leavesley admires a sequence of poems about cross-country walks by Jean Atkin & Richard Skinner which could be seen as a kind of rambler’s guide in verse
Poetry review – OUR WEIRD REGIMENT: Shanta Acharya discusses Martyn Crucefix’s thoughtful and eloquent explorations of change and fragility
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE Charles Rammelkamp reviews a prose and poetry anthology edited by Dan Denton & Michele McDannold
Poetry review – MAPPING BROKEN ROADS Sue Wallace-Shaddad finds a reassuring humanity among the various unfamiliar forms and layouts used in Roger Bloor’s collection
Poetry review – LIZZARD LOOKS Will Yeoman praises both the craft and the choice of themes in Prue Chamberlayne’s new collection
Metamorphoses. Review by Barbara Lewis. The final word of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” is “vivam”: I shall live. It was prophetic. More than any other poet, Ovid lives on as a muse to fine artists to this day.
Poetry review – EVIDENCE OF WAR Jennifer Johnson considers Alan Price’s perspective on the tragedy still unfolding in Palestine
Poetry review – FORGETFULNESS Ian Pople admires the mixture of play and serious exploration within Ian Seed’s poetic examination of the workings and failings of memory
Poetry review – maybe i’ll call gillian anderson Kate Noakes finds much to enjoy in Rhian Elizabeth’s reflections upon life after a child leaves home
Poetry review – THE WEIGHT OF SOUND Charles Rammelkamp finds rich detail and skilful understatement in Mariano Zaro’s poems
Negatives. Review by Alan Price. Negatives is set in a London antiques shop stuffed with Edwardian clothes and Victorian artefacts which provide a meagre business for its owner Theo (Peter McEnery).
By Alan Price • film, year 2026 • Tags: Alan Price, film