The Colour Violet, Etcetera Theatre, Camden. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, cult figure Violeta Parra’s most famous work “Gracias a la vida” can be viewed as an outpouring of gratitude – or as a suicide note.
London Grip Poetry Review – Marilyn Hacker
Norbert Hirschhorn reflects on form and style in a major collection of Marilyn Hacker’s poetry
Plastic: A never-ending story. Review by Barbara Lewis.
One million plastic bottles are bought every minute and most of them are not recycled. It’s a stark reality Claire Davenport and Grioghair McCord were moved to explore after a trip to a Shetland beach littered with plastic bottles.
The Sweet Science of Bruising. Review by Jane McChrystal.
Joy Wilkinson’s latest play tells the story of a troupe of fictional women fighters scrabbling to earn a living in the real-life world of lady’s boxing in Victorian London and become world champion.
Henry Moore: The Helmet Heads, The Wallace Collection. Review by Barbara Lewis.
In the first exhibition to explore the evolution of Moore’s artistic obsession, the Wallace Collection brings together more than sixty sketches, drawings, maquettes and full-sized sculptures in plaster, lead and bronze, culminating in his seven Helmet Heads.
Tokyo: a bridge between tradition and modernity, by Carla Scarano D’Antonio.
Compared to Kyoto, Tokyo is bigger, busier and cosmopolitan. My friend Ornella and I had plenty of time by ourselves as my daughter was busy with her course at the Bunka Gakuen University where she is attending a Master in Fashion and Design.
Kyoto: the heart of Japanese tradition, by Carla Scarano D’Antonio.
Kyoto was a revelation. I started to get a taste of Japan, its understated, silent and impeccable organisation and the ancestral and modern quality of Japanese culture.
Dorothea Tanning, Tate Modern. Review by Carla Scarano.
Surrealism was the driving force that motivated Dorothea Tanning’s career from the 1930s until her death in New York in 2012. It offered her an alternative world that she explored going beyond everyday reality.
London Grip New Poetry – Summer 2019
* This issue of London Grip New Poetry features: * Ceinwen Haydon * Kathryn Southworth * Tom Sommerville * Joan Michelson * Stuart Gunter * Elizabeth Smither * Gillie Robic * Claudia Court * Mat Riches * Gareth Culshaw * Brian Docherty * Stuart Pickford * Jane Frank * Geraldine Gould * Michael O’Brien * […]
Nellie Cressall on the Isle of Dogs Part 2, by Jane McChrystal.
At the end of part one of this article, we saw the arrival of Nellie Cressall on the Isle of Dogs.
London Grip Poetry Review – Theresa Lola
Charlie Hill considers Theresa Lola’s method of using poetry to deal with grief and loss
London Grip Poetry Review – Fiona Sinclair
Rosie Johnston appreciates the enthusiasm and energy in Fiona Sinclair’s latest collection