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Magma Selected highlights a single poet who is emerging or whose work deserves to be better known, allowing us to publish a wider selection of poems. Our Selected Poet for Magma 83 is Kathryn Bevis and we are delighted to be able to share her reading her wonderful poems in the current Solitude issue of…

We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2021/22 Poetry Competition Read the poems here: Magma Poetry Competitions 2021/22 — Winning and Commended Poems Winner of the JUDGE’S PRIZE judged by Marvin Thompson: Gwen Sayers with Archbishop Tutu’s funeral seen from thousands of miles away Second Prize: Pen Kease with Talking coconuts in the…

From Magma 82, Obsidian  Read the review here: Zakia Carpenter-Hall reviews Togara Muzanenhamo, Louisa Adjoa Parker and M.R. Peacocke

From Magma 82, Obsidian  Read the review here: Oluwaseun Olayiwola reviews John Challis, Shara McCallum, and an anthology of poems from Malika’s Poetry Kitchen

From Magma 82, Obsidian  Read the review here: Dzifa Benson reviews Shane McCrae, Sarah Westcott and Maia Elsner

From Magma 82, Obsidian  Read the review here: Andre Bagoo reviews Raymond Antrobus, Casey Bailey and Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe

Magma 85: Poems for schools Edited by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Laurie Smith and Gill Ward. The submissions window for ‘Poems for schools’ is open from 1st July to 31st July 2022. We welcome poems that have not been previously published, either in print or online. Up to 4 poems may be sent via Submittable, or by…

Magma is excited to introduce our new Reviews Editor, Fahad Al-Amoudi, who will be taking over from the brilliant Rob A Mackenzie, who is leaving to devote more time to his publishing venture Blue Diode Press. Fahad is a poet and editor of Ethiopian and Yemeni heritage based in London. His work is published in…

* The submissions window for ‘Physics’ is open from 1st March – 31st March 2022. Magma 84 on the theme of physics is edited by Susannah Hart and Stav Poleg. We welcome poems that have not been previously published, either in print or online. Up to 4 poems may be sent via Submittable, or by…