7 OCTOBER 1972, page 17

Playing The Devil's Advocate

Patrick Reilly The Memoirs of Lord Gladwyn (VVeidenfeld and Nicolson £4.50) Lord Gladwyn, biding his time before publishing the memoirs of a brilliant diplomatic career, has......

Forms Of Discovery

Clive Wilmer Dr Faust's Sea-Spiral. Spirit Peter Redgrove (Routledge and Kegan Paul. £1.50) The Holly Queen Sally Purcell (Anvil £1.25) Double Flute Richard Burns (Enitharmon......

Stars

The evening star trembling in blue light The red star breaking through the dusk like acetylene The Orion stars blossoming like desert flowers Even the pleiads sharply visible......

Original Tin

The sky is tin, the street is tin, and now A tin man, red and yellow walking as a spring unwinds. His two halves do not fit exactly but He perseveres, and finds a house of tin......