London Grip Poetry Review – Deborah Alma
Neil Fulwood compliments Deborah Alma for a collection which rolls up its sleeves and gets down to business
London Grip Poetry Review – Myra Schneider
Wendy Klein finds rich imagery and a restless search for meaning in Myra Schneider’s ambitious tenth collection
London Grip Poetry Review – Zaffar Kunial
David Cooke is engaged by Zaffar Kunial’s poetic exploration of his own identity
London Grip Poetry Review – Lynne Wycherley
Alex Josephy discusses a passionate and thought-provoking collection from Lynne Wycherley
War and Peace, WNO. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Tolstoy’s great, complex, genre-busting sprawl “War and Peace” is about many things, including Russian nationalism to the extent that when Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in 1941, Stalin reached for the work to promote a patriotic defence of the Motherland.
London Grip Poetry Review – David Tait
D A Prince reflects upon the complexities explored in David Tait’s second full collection
Review of “Dogman” a Film by Matteo Garrone. Jane McChrystal.
“Dogman” has scenes of tragedy and violence which are unforgettable and, at times, unbearable to watch.
Yayoi Kusama: The moving moment when I went to the universe. Review by Carla Scarano.
A daring exhibition of Yayoi Kusama’s work at Victoria Miro Art Gallery.
The Living Thames. Review by Jane McChrystal.
On Sunday 28th October film maker, Dorothy Leiper, launched her documentary The Living Thames at Rich Mix in Shoreditch.
London Grip Poetry Review – Nigel Pantling
Thomas Ovans enjoys Nigel Pantling’s chapbook which makes army life an unexpected source of poetry
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Domesday Book, William the Conqueror’s 1085 survey of his recently-won kingdom, merits an exhibition in its own right.
London Grip Poetry Review – Tom Weir
Carla Scarano appreciates Tom Weir’s treatment of uncertainty in his new collection