MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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Poets who pack a polemical punch
Andy Croft’s 21st-century poetry
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
MANCHESTER poet Dave Puller’s A Bit of a Leftie (Puller Publications, £5.99) is a strong and likeable follow-up to his Peace, Love and War.
A lot of these poems have been written for particular occasions, including two tributes to Benny Rothman which were commissioned for the Morning Star’s annual “mass trespass” on Kinder Scout.
Others, like the poems ridiculing the British monarchy, are funny.
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MIKE QUILLE applauds an excellent example of cultural democracy: making artworks which are a relevant, integral part of working-class lives