The reviewer reviewed … John Forth considers a collection of essays on poets and poetry by Tony Roberts
Rosie Johnston is intrigued by Rachel McCarthy’s fusing of poetry and science
Shanta Acharya admires the development of Lance Lee’s poetic ideas and vocabulary as shown in his most recent collection
D A Prince enjoys two recent, and very different, small-press pamphlets from William Gilson and Siegfried Baber
Merryn Williams responds to Alyson Hallett’s poetic account of her time as poet-in-residence at Charles Causley’s house.
John Snelling finds plenty of variety in a new chapbook by David Borrott
Anna Robinson gives a warm welcome to a recent selection of poetry by Wayne Burrows
Norbert Hirschhorn takes an in-depth look at a major New & Selected compilation of poems by Chana Bloch
* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: *Alison Hill *Bruce Christianson *Fiona Larkin *Chris Stewart *Emma Lee *Ian Humphreys *Tom McFadden *Rosie Johnston *Robert Nisbet *Katherine Venn *Ruth Bidgood *Mary Franklin *Clare Crossman *F M Brown *Keith Nunes *S J Mannion *Peter Daniels *Rangi Faith *Nancy Mattson *Cathleen Allyn Conway *Sarah James *Wendy French *Tracey […]
Emma Lee commends Wendy Pratt’s adroit poetic handling of a painful and sensitive subject
John Lucas’s tribute to English cricketers who have stood up to the game’s authorities proves to be something much more thoughtful than a simple round-up of the ‘usual suspects’
Josh Ekroy observes that Owen Gallagher has attempted a monumental task in his latest collection
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2015