Surrealism was the driving force that motivated Dorothea Tanning’s career from the 1930s until her death in New York in 2012. It offered her an alternative world that she explored going beyond everyday reality.
* The Summer 2019 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: * Ceinwen Haydon * Kathryn Southworth * Tom Sommerville * Joan Michelson * Stuart Gunter * Elizabeth Smither * Gillie Robic * Claudia Court * Mat Riches * Gareth Culshaw * Brian Docherty * Stuart Pickford * Jane Frank * Geraldine Gould * Michael […]
At the end of part one of this article, we saw the arrival of Nellie Cressall on the Isle of Dogs.
Charlie Hill considers Theresa Lola’s method of using poetry to deal with grief and loss
P W Bridgman finds the poems in a new future-focussed anthology to be both enjoyable and thought-provoking
Julie Hogg is impressed by a debut pamphlet collection from Alex Toms
The idea of this drama came from an interview with a Kurdish soldier who had fled to England seeking asylum.
Mat Riches pursues the intriguing elusiveness running through Graham Clifford’s poetry
Neil Curry indulges in a brief speculation on a recent parallel to a historical moment in the 17th century
Carla Scarano considers a collection of ekphrastic poetry by William Bedford
Neil Fulwood admires Angela Kirby’s ruthlessly efficient poetic craftsmanship
Kyoto was a revelation. I started to get a taste of Japan, its understated, silent and impeccable organisation and the ancestral and modern quality of Japanese culture.
By Carla Scarano • society, travel, year 2019 • Tags: Carla Scarano, society, travel