Poetry review – LANDSCAPE WITH MINES: Peter Ualrig Kennedy is moved by the strength and immediacy of Anna Bowles’ poetry in this impressive pamphlet.
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Poetry review –of an octopus: an archite|x|tural awareness of words: Charles Rammelkamp reviews an intriguing new collection by Diane Sahms
Poetry Review – MEETING PLACES: Antony Johae reviews a recent collection by Sally Festing
Poetry review – WINGING IT: Jennifer Johnson wonders if the laid-back title of Malcolm Carson’s collection belies the care with which it has been composed
Poetry review – A HANDFUL OF WASPS: Lucy Winrow views a year through Stuart Henson’s haiku sequence drawn from observations recorded in real time
. Poetry review – LILITH SPEAKS: Pam Thompson admires a short collection by Clare Proctor which manages to shift through many situations
* LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #58 – WINTER 2025 features poems by: *Michael Carrino *James Croal Jackson *David Lewitzky *John Grey *Anne Eyries *Merryn Williams *Andrew Shields *John Whitehouse *Jim Murdoch *Julie-Ann Rowell *Kathryn Southworth *Michael Loveday *Kathleen Bell *Jill Sharp *David Dumouriez *Michael Klimeš *Christine McNeill *Caleb Murdock *Pam Job *Solape Adetutu Adeyemi *Brian […]
Poetry review – SOME DISTANT PIN OF LIGHT: Peter Mladinic finds wonder and mystery in this collection by Francine Witte
Poetry review – ABOVE THE TREELINE: Chris Beckett feels welcomed into this well-crafted and multilayered collection by Nora Hughes
Poetry review – THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND and MEN OF THE SAME NAME: Ian Pople reviews new collections by Josephine Balmer and Evan Jones
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
RECKONINGS: Charles Rammelkamp considers a collection of witheringly satirical essays by Thomas Farber
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, politics, year 2026 • Tags: books, Charles Rammelkamp, poetry