Merryn Williams comments on the Poet Laureate’s 2012 anthology
Thomas Ovans & Michael Bartholomew-Biggs consider some recent collections by Murray Bodo, Jenna Butler, Tim Cunningham, James Norcliffe, Ian C Smith and Christopher Wiseman
Fiona Sinclair is moved and impressed by Todd Swift’s bold new collection…
Metamorphosis – Poems Inspired by Titian – a collection published by The National Gallery
Two recent collections: Tea with the Taliban by Owen Gallagher & The Exile’s House by Ian Parks.
* THE AUTUMN 2012 ISSUE OF LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features poems by: *Charles Lauder Jr *Jane Kirwan *Mike Barlow *Rehan Qayoom *Matthew Stewart *Thomas Roberts *Pippa Little *David R Morgan *Murray Bodo *James Norcliffe *Janet Simon *Peter Branson *Wendy French *Robert Nisbet *Elizabeth Smither *Teoti Jardine *Amado Storni *Angela Kirby
Thomas Ovans takes a walk with Tamar Yoseloff & Vici MacDonald in London’s back streets – but without leaving his armchair…
Michael Bartholomew-Biggs reflects on a new selection of John Rety’s intriguing and individual poetry
Sarah Lawson finds much to admire in Leah Fritz’s new collection Whatever Sends the Music Into Time
A South Bank audience gives an enthusiastic welcome to Ethiopian poet Bewketu Seyoum reading from his new chapbook. London Grip agrees…
“Banjo” by Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch – a review by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs
Thomas Roberts reviews a recent poetry collection … Work Horses by David Cooke
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, poetry-archive