Poetry review – Girls Like Us: Charles Rammelkamp is impressed by the undisguised sense of menace at the heart of Elizabeth Hazen’s poetry
Léon Spilliaert was an insomniac. He walked a great deal in the dead of night and developed an appreciation of all the shades of darkness that establish the still, silent, brooding atmosphere of his work displayed in a long overdue first British monograph exhibition at the Royal Academy.
Poetry review – Visiting Hours: Carla Scarano is captivated by the magical quest elements in a new collection from Kitty Coles
Poetry Review – A Second Whisper: Lynne Hjelmgaard’s new collection is a tribute to Dannie Abse – but Alwyn Marriage finds it is also much more than that!
The risk for any exhibition at Two Temple Place – a glorious late Victorian mansion at Temple, central London – is that the wood carving and stained-glass beauty of the building will steal the show.
Theatre blogger Jonathan Baz, who rates this show as unmissable, writes in the note at the front of the programme that an audience can only fully grasp its craftsmanship on re-listening or revisiting.
Poetry Review – Shop TALK: Paul Tanner’s poetic accounts of life as a shop worker are vivid, uncompromising and ultimately uncomfortable
Poetry Review – Disposing of the Clothes: Maria C. McCarthy reviews a short but moving collection by Janet Montefiore
* The Spring 2020 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: * Tanner * Glenn Hubbard * Jock Stein * Tim Cunningham * Joe Balaz * Ben Banyard * Teoti Jardine * Brian Docherty * Frederick Pollack * Jack Collard * Chris Johnson * Phil Connolly * Jim C Wilson * Carla Scarano * Andrew […]
Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) has been re-visioned by Viviana Durante in her new programme Don’t Let Them Tame You.
Poetry Review – The Dancers of Colbek: Stephen Claughton takes a close look at William Bedford’s resonant and engaging new collection
Poetry Review – What Survives is the Singing: John Snelling admires Shanta Acharya’s poetry for both its subtlety and its technical deftness
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2020 • Tags: books, John Snelling, poetry