* The Autumn 2020 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: *Zoe Brooks *Colin Pink *Tony Beyer *Leona Gom *Daniel Bennett *James Roderick Burns *Jack Houston *Tom Phillips *Moya Pacey *Mary Franklin *Curtis Brown *Peter Kenny *Angela Kirby *Kathleen McPhilemy *Ruth Valentine *Marie Dullaghan *Molly Burnell *Tanner *Jane McLaughlin *Jennifer Johnson *Mary Robinson *Marion McCready […]
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Poetry Review – PASSPORTS: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs finds that Tim Cunningham’s latest collection springs a few surprises
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* The Summer 2020 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: * Margaret Hollingsworth * William Bedford * Carl Griffin * Tim Youngs * Belinda Rimmer * Raymond Miller * Richie McCaffery * Hannah Hodgson * Bruce Christianson * James Fountain * Stuart Handysides * Stuart Pickford * Barry Smith * Jane Simpson * Tim […]
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Virgin & Child: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs is intrigued by a new novel by Maggie Hamand in which a theological conundrum leads to tension – and ultimately violence – within the Vatican
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Poetry Review – Shop TALK: Paul Tanner’s poetic accounts of life as a shop worker are vivid, uncompromising and ultimately uncomfortable
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* The Spring 2020 issue of London Grip New Poetry features: * Tanner * Glenn Hubbard * Jock Stein * Tim Cunningham * Joe Balaz * Ben Banyard * Teoti Jardine * Brian Docherty * Frederick Pollack * Jack Collard * Chris Johnson * Phil Connolly * Jim C Wilson * Carla Scarano * Andrew […]
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A tribute to Leah Fritz (1931-2020) whose recent death was a sad loss to the London literary scene
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • authors, poetry, year 2020 0 • Tags: authors, Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, poetry
In Translation: an exhibition of poetry by Katherine Venn at the Westbourne Grove Church ArtSpace
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When Pythagoras met Homer: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs recalls a time when being a mathematician was like being a poet.
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* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY – Winter 2019. This issue features: * Edmund Prestwich * Kate Noakes * Michael Crowley * Maggie Butt * Emma Lee *Tom Sommerville *Gordon Wood * Thomas Tyrrell *Anthony Dawson * Robert Nisbet * Wendy French *Stephen Claughton * Anne Ballard * Jan-An Saab * Sue Rose * Raymond Miller […]
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Michael Bartholomew-Biggs is drawn into a mysterious world conjured up by Michael Loveday’s enigmatic prose pieces
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Poetry review – A SENSE OF TIPTOE: A vivid and vigorous collection by Karen Hayes tackles some down to earth issues relating to faith
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, religion, year 2020 0 • Tags: books, Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, religion