Poetry review – THE LITTLE HOURS: Stuart Henson surveys a comprehensive “new & selected” from Hilary Llewellyn-Williams
Poetry review – ROOKIE: Louise Warren welcomes this selection from Caroline Bird’s previous books
Poetry review – WORKWEAR: Stephen Claughton admires the range of human experience which is touched upon in Carla Scarano D’Antonio’s new collection
The Ingram Collection: Revisiting British Art. Review by Carla Scarano. British art is popular, and it is well known that it comes in a variety of styles. The turn of the 20th century saw more diverse and challenging artworks being produced using all kinds of materials and being presented in different ways and from different social and political angles.
Poetry review – TODAY IN THE FOREST: Michael Paul Hogan is fascinated by a fragmentary myth created by Cindy Rinne
EAST WINDS: Charles Rammelkamp reviews a romantic memoir by Rachel Rueckert which is also a travel-guide and a critique of Mormonism
Poetry review – FEAR OF FORKS: Mat Riches finds and enjoys many layers in this short collection by Hilary Menos
ON POETRY: Emma Lee reviews a new book by Jackie Wills which gives insights into how to develop poetic skills and also how to guide others
The Lindisfarne Gospels at Laing Art Gallery. Review by Carla Scarano. At the renowned Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle a new and enthralling exhibition features the Lindisfarne Gospels, which are on loan from the British Library until the 3rd of December 2022.
An Anatomy of Melancholy. Review by Julia Pascal. This is one of the most extraordinary pieces of theatre that I have ever seen. The Pit is transformed into a laboratory with audience sitting in a circle watching the interplay between science, art, music, psychiatry and clinical analysis, in a concept that links the writings of Shakespeare’s contemporary, John Burton, with Freud and 2022 explorations into the mind.
Poetry review – JOURNEY INTO SPACE: Merryn Willams appreciates the nostalgic elements in Seán Street’s poetry
Poetry review – THE KENTISH REBELLION: Rennie Halstead admires Robert Selby’s successful intermingling of history and poetry
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, history, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, history, poetry, Rennie Halstead