SUPER-INFINITE: Kevin Saving looks at Katherine Rundell’s recent study of John Donne
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Poetry review – GRACE NOTES: Nancy Charley‘s new collection is wide-ranging and sometimes surprising but is built round a strong central theme
Poetry review – SANCTUARY: THERE MUST BE SOMEWHERE: Tim Murphy considers Angela Graham’s thought-provoking – and mildly collaborative – debut collection
Poetry review – BOOK OF DAYS : Nell Prince is drawn along by Phoebe Power’s poetic account of a pilgrimage
EAST WINDS: Charles Rammelkamp reviews a romantic memoir by Rachel Rueckert which is also a travel-guide and a critique of Mormonism
Poetry review – CANTICLE: Thomas Ovans is pleasantly surprised by the scope, depth and approachability of Murray Bodo’s poetry
Feminine Power: the divine and the demonic. Review by Carla Scarano. The Citi exhibition at the British Museum is a thought-provoking and diverse display of more than 80 artefacts and contemporary artworks that draw from the museum’s collections, loans and new commissions. They reveal the complexity of the representation of more than 5,000 years of femininity in cultures and religions around the world.
Poetry review – REQUIEM: P.W. Bridgman takes an in-depth look at Síofra McSherry’s long poem which faces loss and death
Poetry review – DISAPPEARANCES: Pam Thompson reviews a dark and magical first collection by Kathleen Bell
Poetry review – THE GIDDINGS: Emma Storr reflects on a compact but dense historical sequence by John Greening
THE FAREWELLING OF A HOME: Michael Bartholomew-Biggs considers Jane Simpson’s newly-composed Christian ritual for marking a major life-change
Poetry review – IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS: James Roderick Burns finds present day relevance in a collection of poems based on Old Testament verses
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, religion, year 2024 0 • Tags: books, James Roderick Burns, poetry, religion