Magma Poetry — a magazine dedicated to bringing you the best in contemporary poetry. Appearing three times a year, Magma is available in bookshops and can be ordered by post or online.
Magma Online is the companion website where you can read a mouth-watering selection
from the current issue (see below) and previous issues,
and get the latest news and views about Magma.
Current edition: 40 Spring 2008
edited by Roddy Lumsden
Passions and Obsessions
ONLINE CONTENTS
(much more in the print edition!)
Articles
Magma 40 Launch Reading - 3 March
The launch reading for Magma 40 will be at 8pm on Monday 3 March at The Troubadour near Earls Court in London. Our guest readers will be Matthew Caley and Martina Evans. There will also be readings from many other contributors to Magma 40.
Magma 40 - 'Passions and Obsessions'
The 40th edition of Magma is guest edited by Bloodaxe poet Roddy Lumsden. Contributors were asked to send poems on the themes of Passions and Obsessions, and so the issue is packed with passionate poems about beaches, colours, love affairs and record collections. Poets who feature include Matthew Caley, Greta Stoddart, AB Jackson, Siobhan Campbell, Martina Evans and Sally Read.
Let me count the ways...
Poetry couples talk to Jacqueline Saphra about life, love and literature.
Poems
Angela Kirby Singles Night at The Madrugada
Charlotte Runcie Dating the Anglo-Saxon
Dai George A Photo of You in the Sun
Mark Ayton Part Dying Part Living
David Briggs Winter Music
Heather Phillipson James Grieve
Dan Hitchens Fruitbowl
