26 JANUARY 1985, page 28

New Verse

Elizabeth Jennings W hen Michael Schmidt's poetry first came out it cau g ht the attention of poetry readers by the maturity, almost the sophistication of his power over......

The Tyrant In Tirana

Timothy Garton Ash Albanian Assignment David Smiley (Chatto/Hogarth £12.95) The Great Betrayal: The Untold Story of Kim Philby's Biggest Coup Nicholas Bethell (Hodder £9.95) A......

The Voyage

Happy the young man who disregards The siren who conceals herself in words, Stopping his ears but seizing on the flesh Which will serve his intelligence the best: What seas must......