A look at Cavafy, Aeschylus and the poetry of Josephine Balmer Letting Go and The Paths of Survival belong together: beautiful, modest in language and device, yet far from modest… By George Szirtes
Russian soul reawakened: startling revelations in a new anthology of Russian poetry The new Penguin Book of Russian Poetry has surprises to offer. By George Szirtes
Visions before midnight: the inimitable voice of Clive James Poetry Notebook is primarily a defence of apprenticeship and craft in pursuit of the elixir of memorability. By George Szirtes
The metaphysical beauty of Ludwig Steinherr’s Light Song Splendid masterpiece of the omnipotent hand of the immortal gods: grand luminary, whom my ravished eyes behold, shining with… By George Szirtes