London Grip Poetry Review – Mike Barlow
Mat Riches discovers there is something magical about Mike Barlow’s latest pamphlet
Vindication
Carla Scarano considers an anthology by six distinguished women poets
London Grip Poetry Review – Rebecca Cullen
Kate Noakes considers a well- balanced chapbook from Rebecca Cullen
London Grip Poetry Review – Carol DeVaughn
D A Prince appreciates the subtle way in which the two parts of Carol DeVaughn’s collection fit together
The Good Person of Szechwan, By Bertolt Brecht. Review by Julia Pascal.
It is rare to see productions of Brecht in London today. It is even rarer to see them performed in Russian.This jewel from Moscow came only briefly to London but it showed audiences that there is an antidote to endless naturalism.
London Grip Poetry Review – Alistair Elliot
Stephen Claughton admires the tenth and final collection from Alistair Elliot, a poet who remained productive and inventive throughout his career
London Grip Poetry Review – David Stone
Alex Josephy finds that David Stone’s poetry requires – but repays – some effort on the reader’s part
Your Culture is not mine…or is it? America’s tense relationship with high culture. By Stephanie V Sears
As a half French, half American individual, I give in to a pastime common to double nationals, which consists of regularly comparing both countries of origin.
Three free exhibitions at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Review by Carla Scarano.
Sometimes free exhibitions are as interesting as ones you pay for. This is the case of three free exhibitions displayed in three different rooms at the Ashmolean museum in Oxford.
London Grip Poetry Review – Lisa Kelly
Julie Hogg is impressed by the unorthodox but skilfully crafted poetry of Lisa Kelly
The Cherry Orchard, Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre, Barbican. Review by Vivienne Avramoff.
The Cherry Orchard lays bare, in elegiac tones, the passing of the old, entrenched aristocratic order and the emergence of the new at the expense of the old.
London Grip Poetry Review – Adrian Green
Charlie Hill reviews a collection of well-executed poems by Adrian Green