* ISSUE 56 OF LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY features poems by: *Sam Szanto *Joseph Blythe *Barbara Howerska *Ross Jackson *Rosie Jackson *Angela France *Norton Hodges *Tony Dawson *Jim Murdoch *Jeff Gallagher *Ceinwen Haydon *Lewis Wyn Davies *Peter Surkov *Pam Job *Michael Carrino *Alexis Deese-Smith *Ben Banyard *John Bartlett *Sue Wallace-Shaddad *Dan Burns *Pam Zinnemann-Hope *Graham […]
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Poetry review – SELECTED POEMS: Paul McDonald enjoys a well-chosen and well-arranged selection of Maurice Riordan’s work
Poetry review – NATURAL BURIAL GROUND: Guy Russell reflects on the hard-to-accomplish subtlety and restrained sensitivity of this new collection by Will Burns
Poetry review – HEALING THE PACK: Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch admires clare e. potter’s intricate blending of the animate and inanimate
Poetry review – THE BLUE ARMCHAIR: Jennifer Johnson is impressed by the subtlety and careful attention to detail in this collection by John Froy
Poetry review – BURNTISLAND: Colin Pink reviews a collection in which Ian Farnes reflects on the history of his own small home town
Poetry review – BEAUTY & ASHES: Nancy Murphy admires Karen Warinsky’s poems both for their honesty and for their hopefulness
THE RESEMBLANCE OF ALL THINGS: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs grapples with Bernard J Lurie’s ambitiously conceived long poem which speculates on the fundamentals of creation
Poetry review – FANCY THAT AND OTHER POEMS: Chris Beckett clearly enjoys the light-hearted sexual frankness in John Dixon’s poems but finds serious insights as well
Poetry review – AGAINST THE STREAM: Andrew Keanie considers a comprehensive selection of Gary Allen’s poetry and sets it in the context of Northern Ireland’s troubled history
Poetry review – REAL LEAR: Jennifer Johnson admires the wit and originality on display in this New & Selected from Claire Crowther
Poetry review – VANISHING POINT: Pat Edwards sees Colin Bancroft’s poems as a travel guide and the poet himself as a travelling companion
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2025 • Tags: books, Pat Edwards, poetry