Poetry review – BACKLIT: Charles Rammelkamp reviews a prize-winning collection by Liz Robbins which explores the emotions and fears behind the anonymity of sex-workers
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Poetry review – A HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC: Rosie Johnston is impressed by August Kleinzahler’s skill at conveying the experience of listening to music
Poetry review – THE FIELD IN WINTER: Jean Atkin offers a few well-chosen words of praise for David Clarke’s latest collection
Poetry review – TO 2040: Roger Caldwell considers the sometimes-enigmatic poetry of Jorie Graham
* THE AUTUMN 2023 ISSUE OF LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features: *Bill Richardson *Denise O’Hagan *Charles G Lauder *Julia Deakin *Tina Norris *Deborah Harvey *Pam Job *Laura Grevel *Ping Yi *Jacob Mckibbin * James Norcliffe *Caleb Murdock *Fred Johnston *Norbert Hirschhorn *Hannah Linden *Tim Relf *Sue Dymoke *John Freeman *Rosemary Norman *Stuart Handysides *Janice D […]
Poetry review – TURN UP THE HEAT: Charles Rammelkamp explores a new collection by Ruth Danon
Poetry reviews – THE BIRD ROOM and THE CINEPHILE POEMS: Louise Warren reviews new collections by Dawn Gorman and Alan Price
Poetry review – BEYOND THE GATE: Alex Josephy reviews a collection by Clare Best which skillfully tackles difficult issues
Poetry review – DYNAMO: Mat Riches is drawn into an intriguing and imaginative world by the poems of Luke Samuel Yates
Poetry review – THE PRETENCE OF AN UNDERSTANDING: Thomas Ovans enjoys the sense of optimism in a first pamphlet collection by Beth Davies
TABULA RASA: Merryn Williams reviews a new anthology of women’s poetry from Linen Press
Poetry review – THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND and MEN OF THE SAME NAME: Ian Pople reviews new collections by Josephine Balmer and Evan Jones
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