Magma Poetry

Magma Competition 2012

Invitation to a Free Reading 

We’re delighted to announce details of the Magma Poetry Competition 2012 Celebration Reading and to invite you to the free event being held on 18 February (Monday) at the Studio Theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, at RADA Studios, 16 Chenies Street, London WC1E 7EX – a few minutes’ walk from Goodge Street Underground Station.

Doors open at 6.30 p.m. (pay bar), for the reading at 7.30 p.m. until about 9. Come early for the best seats, or to visit the bar that will be open from 6.30 p.m. where you can buy drinks. Copies of the magazine will be on sale, but entry to the reading is free.

Poets entered two contests: the Judge’s Prize for poems of 11 to 80 lines was judged by the distinguished poet, and National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke; and the Magma Editors’ Prize for poems of up to 10 lines which was judged by a panel of Magma Editors.

Poets will read their winning poems, alongside Moniza Alvi, Simon Barraclough, Tom Chivers and Claire Crowther who will be reading specially commissioned short poems.  And we are delighted that Gillian Clarke will be doing a reading of her poems.

We look forward to welcoming you to this free event.

Judge’s Prize
First prize (£500)	Amali Rodrigo	Glacier Lagoon
Second prize (£200)	Lucy Ingrams	Snow Tide
Third prize (£100)	Rosalind Hudis	The Women of my Childhood
Judge’s Prize – Shortlisted
	Ruth Terrington	Looking for You
	Anja König	Sight Seeing for Two
	Tracey Martin	Resettlement
	Kirsty Gillies	Traangas
	Pauline Plummer	The Farrells and the Carthys
	Jean Atkin	John Henderson Walks
	Rebecca Bilkau	Building the Town Hall
	Catherine Faulds	St Kilda
Editors’ Prize for poems of up to 10 lines
First prize (£500)	Paul Stephenson	The Pull
Second prize (£200)	Padraig Rooney	Zephyr
Editors’ Prize – special mentions
	Wes Lee	Gilda
	C J Allen	The History of a Spider
	Rebecca Tamas	Marian
	Ruth Fry	The Water of Life or An Acquired Taste
	Maggie Butt	The Working Day Commences
	River Wolton	Remus
	Annette Volfing	Black Church White Moon
	Karen Green	Pickles
	Samuel Tongue	Why I was so bad at clay-pigeon shooting
	Annemarie Austin	Untitled