JOHN LUCAS ONLINE: London Grip draws attention to a small cache of rather precious material … which has proved to be even more important than we first realised
Poetry review – FIFTY POEMS: Ian Pople considers some new translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry by Geoffrey Lehmann
Poetry review – COLLECTED LONGER POEMS: Jennifer Johnson dips into a substantial body of work by Anthony Howell
Poetry review – BRIDGING TIME 1944-2024: Thomas Ovans is moved and intrigued by Patricia Townsend’s sonnet sequence incorporating and responding to wartime letters from her father.
* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #51 – SPRING 2024 features: * Sarah Mnatzaganian * Jill Abram * Steve Black * Sue Rose * Ilse Pedler *Richard Smith * Karen Luke * Sarah Davies * Kenneth Pobo * Mark Carson * Christian Ward * Nick Cooke * Caroline Maldonado * Susan E Gunter * John Grey * Steven Taylor * Judith Wozniak * William Doreski * R. Gerry Fabian * Lorraine Gibson * John Whitehouse * Stuart Handysides *Briege Duffaud * John Bartlett * Murray Bodo * Keith Nunes * Steve Komarnyckyj * Maggie Freeman * Maggie Butt * Erica Hesketh * Kim Whysall-Hammond * Anthony Wilson * John Short * Robert Nisbet * Sally […]
Poetry review – ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL: Thomas Ovans dips into Norbert Hirschhorn’s new selection of prose-poems and finds that come in a wide range of forms and flavours
Poetry review – HAVING HER CAKE: JenniferJohnson admires Wendy Klein’s collection for its bold and sensitive treatment of assisted dying
Poetry review – BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER: This collection by Tristram Fane Saunders tackles serious matters seriously but with a pleasingly light touch Before We Go Any Further Tristram Fane Saunders Carcanet ISBN: 9781800173255 80pp £12.99
A PHYSICAL EDUCATION: John Lucas considers Jonathan Taylor’s perceptive and accessible discussion of the causes and consequences of authorised cruelty in schools and beyond
* THE WINTER 2023 ISSUE OF LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features: *Teoti Jardine *Anne Berkeley *Alison Campbell *Mary Mulholland *Greg Smith *Jennifer M Phillips *Jack Houston *Roisin Tierney *Tim Love *Zack Rogow * Kurt Luchs *John Tustin *Norton Hodges *Glenn Hubbard *Michael Mintrom *Matthew Paul *Glen Hunting *Philip Dunkerley *Oleg Semonov *Tim Cunningham *Tony Beyer *Pam Job *Briege Duffaud *Julia Duke *Rosemary Norman *Oliver Comins *Caleb Murdock *Paul Stephenson *Stuart Pickford *Rennie Halstead *Bridgette James *Gordon Scapens *Jayne Stanton *Deborah […]
LONDON GRIP DATA LOSS – THE FINAL OUTCOME Following a problem at our web hosting company, all items posted on London Grip since Autumn 2023 have been lost and the loss now seems unrecoverable. Here is how we will make the best of the situation
REMEMBERING DONALD ATKINSON: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs reflects on the relatively short career of a very original poet and adds some personal memories.
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, poetry, year 2025