Listen to Poems from the Launch of Magma 57
The launch reading for Magma 57 was a buzzing event with well over 100 in the audience. On this page we’ve picked a few highlights and some distinctive styles so if you were not there you can get a flavour of the evening. Styles don’t come much more distinctive than Paula Claire’s interactive reading and we think the recording gives an idea of how well the audience joined in too. Contrast that with Patience Agbabi’s multi-voiced re-working of Chaucer or Richard Price’s ‘Stork’, which turns ungainliness to elegance and Olivia Dawson’s cheerfully dangly ampersands. Of course for the best effect you will also need to be able to see these visual poems on the page – you can buy a copy of the issue here.
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Patience Agbabi, ‘Reconstruction’
John Challis, ‘Against Our Government’s Advice’
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