Poetry review – COLLECTED POEMS: Edmund Prestwich is grateful for this full and readable record of Fleur Adcock’s poetic creativity
Poetry review – SPIN: Pat Edwards appreciates the way that Laurie Bolger makes engaging poetry out of rather commonplace experiences
OUT OF GAZA: Merryn Williams reviews a new anthology of Palestinian poetry
Expressionists – Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider. Review by Graham Buchan. The Blue Rider was a diverse group of avant-garde artists from a variety of countries and backgrounds who gathered together in Munich pre-First World War to share their beliefs and enthusiasms.
Poetry review – girls etc: Emma Lee admires Rhian Elizabeth’s ability to relate personal experience in a voice that is both natural and poetic.
Poetry review – THE TRAPEZE OF YOUR FLESH: Thomas Ovans is impressed by the extensive knowledge behind Charles Rammelkamp’s poetic history of Striptease and Burlesque
Poetry review – THE COLOUR OF RAIN: Pat Edwards finds her imagination stirred by the poems in Susan Utting’s new collection
Poetry review FOR ECHO: Mark Fiddes explores a new collection by Omar Sabbagh
SHAKESPEARE IN AN AGE OF ANXIETY: John Lucas admires Neville Grant’s new study of Shakespeare’s plays prior to 1603 – and is already impatient for a sequel
The Last Caravaggio. Review by Graham Buchan. Sometimes it is more rewarding to spend extended time with one great example of an artist’s work than to work through a whole exhibition. This is the opportunity being offered by the National Gallery’s free show The Last Caravaggio.
Hong Kong Whispers. Review by Barbara Lewis. Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated places on earth, was the muse of the late German photographer Michael Wolf.
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