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Sisson At Seventy

David Wright Collected Poems C. H. Sisson (Carcanet £14.95) In the light of so magisterial a collection 'there is no disputing Robert Nye's large claim, quoted on the dustcover,......

Literary Landmarks

Run for your life! Whether Welter Weight or Cruiser, Scannell is a frightening bruiser! Redgrove is a Black Belt too! Those who cheek them — very few! NOTE: Vernon Scannell and......

Plain Songs

Elizabeth Jennings Chapter and Verse: Bible Poems Laurence Lerner (Seeker £5.95) w henever I am confronted by a pile of new volumes of poetry, I always, perhaps rather......