The mesmerising Casina delle Civette (House of the Owls) hosts an intriguing exhibition of masks by Nicola Toce inspired by the Carnival traditions of Basilicata, a region in Southern Italy.
David Cooke commends the ability of Iraqi poet Fawzi Karim both to reflect and to transcend his own circumstances
Kate Noakes relishes a short sequence by Maitreyabandhu which combines nature writing and memoir
Merryn Williams discovers that Anne Stewart’s poems about bereavement succeed on several levels
Jeremy Wikeley eventually comes to terms with the unconventional poetry of James Davies
Mat Riches assesses the success of Greg Gilbert’s attempts to make poetry out of his experience of serious illness
Stephen Claughton is transported by Wendy Holborow’s atmospheric poems from India and Africa
In 1962 The Westinghouse Corporation made a documentary film exploring the state of the nation as Britain continued to register the aftershocks of war, adjusted to the loss of empire and witnessed the erosion of its status as a world-class industrial nation.
Adele Ward praises Robert Peake’s highly personal collection for both skill and emotional authenticity
Leah Fritz offers a very personal response to a final compilation of writings by Günter Grass
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, books, year 2019 0 • Tags: authors, books, Leah Fritz