Poetry review – BELIEVING IN THE PLANET: Alwyn Marriage appreciates the range of themes in Myra Schneider’s new collection
Poetry review – BREAKFAST WITH THE SCAVENGERS: Pat Edwards finds Ben Rhys Palmer’s collection to be a bit of a wake-up call
Poetry review – THE TWICE-TURNED EARTH: Mat Riches welcomes another (and possibly overdue) pamphlet from Siegfried Baber
* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #52 – SUMMER 2024 features poems by: *Julia Stothard *Rod Whitworth *Keith Nunes *Rosemary Norman *Kathleen McPhilemy *Pam Thompson *Thea Smiley *Mimi Kunz *Sue Norton *Martine Padwell * Jenny Mitchell *Konstandinos Mahoney *Jane Simpson *Lorraine Carey * Rachael Clyne *Pam Job *Tess Jolly *Pam Zinnemann-Hope * Maria Taylor *Marian Kilcoyne *Lydia Harris *David Flynn *Sylvia Cohen *Kerry Gray *Angela Kirby *Mary Mulholland *Janet Hatherley *Jan Hadfield *Julia Webb *John Grey *Elizabeth Smither *Caleb Murdock *Sarah […]
The Wanderers. Review by Julia Pascal. This is a fascinating mess of a play which engages on every level. Anna Zeigler’s conceit is literary as the narrative plays out two parallel timelines within designated chapters.
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B. Review by Barbara Lewis. Popular wisdom maintains that the appeal of the traditional whodunnit is in its reassuring message that problems will be solved and justice will be done. But what if there are no easy answers, asks Tendai Humphrey Sitima.
Poetry review – CHOSEN GROUND: Colin Pink follows the twists and turns in this collection by Christopher M James and finds some surprising insights
REMEMBERING DONALD ATKINSON: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs reflects on the relatively short career of a very original poet and adds some personal memories.
JOHN LUCAS ONLINE: London Grip draws attention to a small cache of rather precious material … which has proved to be even more important than we first realised
Poetry review – FIFTY POEMS: Ian Pople considers some new translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry by Geoffrey Lehmann
Poetry review – COLLECTED LONGER POEMS: Jennifer Johnson dips into a substantial body of work by Anthony Howell
WAYWARD THOUGHTS – Pat Edwards reviews a poetry and lute collaboration by Cheryl Moskowitz and Sam Brown
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • music, poetry, year 2025