Magma 49 is made from a mixture of three parts sand and one part cement. No, hang on, that’s the recipe for concrete. Magma 49 is actually made from a mixture of poems, prose and reviews, most of which bear some relation to the theme of Build it Up and Knock it Down.
Poems
| Isobel Dixon | A Beautifully Constructed Cocktail |
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| Kona Macphee | Antday |
| Chris Emslie | Bowerbirds |
| David McAleavey | Library |
| Anja Konig | Night over Louisiana |
| Jon Stone | Nosejobs |
Articles
| Presiding Spirits: W N Herbert on Byron | In Presiding Spirits we ask a contemporary poet to write a poem which draws on writing from the past. In… |
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| No fake, rosy picture of the world | Rob A Mackenzie reviews Katherine Gallagher’s Carnival Edge: New & Selected Poems (Arc £11.99), Alan Wall’s Doctor Placebo (Shearsman £8.95)… |
| Editorial | Magma 49 is made from a mixture of three parts sand and one part cement. No, hang on, that's the… |
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