The Good Soldier Schwejk is a satirical novel which exposes the futility and idiocy of war as it tracks the progress of the Candide-like Schwejk, across the disintegrating Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Merryn Williams gives a concise appreciation of a prizewinning chapbook by Christopher North which contains several prizewinning poems.
John Godfrey’s poems are often concerned with how things work: but the poems themselves work very well
* This issue of London Grip features new poems by: * Maggie Freeman *Mary Franklin *Marisa Cappetta *Helen Burke *James Norcliffe *Claire Crowther * Keith Nunes *Ceinwen E Cariad Haydon*Hatty Calbus *Tess Jolly * Stuart Handysides *Abegail Morley * Carla Scarano *Stuart Pickford * Brian Docherty * Bethany W Pope * Arthur Russell *Nicholas Lyon […]
Emma Lee describes Roy McFarlane’s new collection as an important book from a compassionate poet.
Wendy French admires Dino Mahoney’s poems for their empathy and breadth of understanding
Carla Scarano appreciates Tom Weir’s treatment of uncertainty in his new collection
Neil Fulwood compliments Deborah Alma for a collection which rolls up its sleeves and gets down to business
Wendy Klein finds rich imagery and a restless search for meaning in Myra Schneider’s ambitious tenth collection
David Cooke is engaged by Zaffar Kunial’s poetic exploration of his own identity
Alex Josephy discusses a passionate and thought-provoking collection from Lynne Wycherley
Stuart Henson detects a note of anger in Jane Routh’s particular and personal responses to place and nature
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, ecology, poetry reviews, year 2018 0 • Tags: books, ecology, poetry, Stuart Henson