Poetry review – SONNETS FOR MY MOTHER AS LEAR: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs is impressed by Martin Malone’s poems about the challenges of caring for an elderly parent
Poetry review – BREATHING: Gareth Writer-Davies find that there is much to read between the lines of David Van-Cauter’s poetry
Poetry review- THE INVISIBLE MAN’S TAILOR: Neil Elder welcomes an unusual and original debut collection from Patrick Meeds
* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #53 – AUTUMN 2024 features poems by: *Jennifer Rogers *Philomena Johnson *Michael W. Thomas *Rosemary Norman *Freya Bantiff *Jill Sharp * Matthew Paul *Jean Bohuslav *Paul Stephenson *Sue Norton * Marjorie Sweetko *Ruth Aylett *Seán Street *Sue Wallace-Shaddad *Noel King *Mary Franklin *Alex Josephy *Mike Wilson *Matt Gilbert *S C Flynn *Blossom Hibbert *Charlotte Gann *Michael Foley *Kate Maxwell *Janet Dean *Wendy Klein *Tim Cunningham *Declan Geraghty *Steven Taylor *Norbert Hirschhorn *Hilary Thompson *Elizabeth […]
Poetry review – JOE HILL MAKES HIS WAY INTO THE CASTLE: Thomas Ovans gets to grips with an idiosyncratic new collection by Katy Evans-Bush and finds it a rewarding experience
Poetry review – BLUE IN GREEN: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs enjoys the warm and upbeat tone of John Harvey’s latest chapbook
WAYWARD THOUGHTS – Pat Edwards reviews a poetry and lute collaboration by Cheryl Moskowitz and Sam Brown
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 […]
Poetry review – CELL: Nick Cooke takes a serious look at the very serious themes addressed in a powerful new collection by Ruth O’Callaghan
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2025