London Grip Poetry Review – Fiona Benson
Carla Scarano feels the power with which Fiona Benson’s poetry tackles dark themes
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London Grip Poetry Review – Mona Arshi
Norbert Hirschhorn is seriously impressed by Mona Arshi’s new collection
London Grip Poetry Review – Math Jones
Emma Lee picks her way through a narrative sequence by Math Jones about untangling life’s complexities
London Grip Poetry Review – Guus Luijters
Peter Ualrig Kennedy recommends an epic and heartbreaking poem, beautifully translated from the Dutch of Guus Luijters
London Grip Poetry Review – Fawzi Karim
David Cooke commends the ability of Iraqi poet Fawzi Karim both to reflect and to transcend his own circumstances
London Grip Poetry Review – Maitreyabandhu
Kate Noakes relishes a short sequence by Maitreyabandhu which combines nature writing and memoir
London Grip Poetry Review – Anne Stewart
Merryn Williams discovers that Anne Stewart’s poems about bereavement succeed on several levels
London Grip Poetry Review – James Davies
Jeremy Wikeley eventually comes to terms with the unconventional poetry of James Davies
London Grip Poetry Review- Greg Gilbert
Mat Riches assesses the success of Greg Gilbert’s attempts to make poetry out of his experience of serious illness
London Grip Poetry Review – Wendy Holborow
Stephen Claughton is transported by Wendy Holborow’s atmospheric poems from India and Africa
London Grip Poetry Review – Robert Peake
Adele Ward praises Robert Peake’s highly personal collection for both skill and emotional authenticity
London Grip Poetry Review – Helen Dunmore
D A Prince is intrigued by the presentation but delighted by the substance of this substantial retrospective collection of Helen Dunmore’s poetry