28 OCTOBER 1955, page 24

New Verse

WHAT is 'occasional verse'? There is a useful distinction to be Made between poets who arrange their poems around some central theme and those who simply unite their poetry by......

Art And Anecdote

THE BAY IS NOT NAPLES. By Anna Maria Ortese. (Collins, 10s. 6d.) THE SANDWICHES ARE WAITING. And Other Stories. By Jan e McClure. (Collins, 10s. 6d.) F re d THE LAUNDRY GIRL AND......