Poetry review – POEMS 1998-2016: John Lucas welcomes this posthumous selection from the poetry of Sean Elliott
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THE HOUSE WITH THREE EYES: John Lucas encounters a page-turner in John Harding’s atmospheric novel about mysterious events in Venice
John Lucas finds this substantial novel from Paul Binding particularly satisfying because of its underlying connections and resonances
John Lucas adds some personal reminiscence to his review of Will Daunt‘s compilation of writings by Eddie Wainwright
John Lucas reviews two unusual recent collections by Gail Holst-Warhaft and John Woods
John Lucas praises the craft and authenticity in a new novel by Robert Edric – and regrets that this accomplished writer doesn’t have the larger reputation he deserves
John Lucas reviews a genuinely interesting collection of essays by Jim Burns – and adds some equally interesting observations of his own
Perspectives on Poetry: John Lucas examines three recent studies exploring the craft and ideas of three eminent poets .
John Lucas finds multiple reasons to recommend this memoir by Gail Holst-Warhaft which is studded through with her own accomplished poetry and also gives a shrewdly observant account of post-war Greek history
John Lucas reviews collections from Gregory Woods and George Tardios
John Lucas reflects on Michael Wilding’s account of the lives and work of three significant figures from Australia’s early literary history
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Paul McLoughlin was a frequent contributor to London Grip both as a poet and as a perceptive reviewer and his recent death is a sad loss to his family and his many friends. Here John Lucas recalls Paul’s rather unorthodox route into poetry .