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  When I visit my grandma, our meetings will often follow a similar pattern. Before long we have finished exchanging all small life updates, after which she pulls out a stack of shoe boxes and places them on the table…

The submissions window for ‘Dwelling’ is open from 1st June – 31st July 2020. 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 post…

Francisco Aragón responds to Carmen Giménez Smith Read the full article here From Magma 76, Resistancia  

The online launch of Magma 75: The Loss Issue is here! Zaffar Kunial, Khadijah Ibrahiim and Emily Zobel Marshall, three poets with a connection to Leeds, read moving poems about loss. Since our launch at the Leeds Poetry Centre had…

Judged by Mary Jean Chan Deadine: 10 August 2020 Magma invites you to enter our second pamphlet competition. We are delighted to have Mary Jean Chan as judge. Please scroll down to find the rules and how to enter. •…

Dear Magma Friends, Supporters and Subscribers, We are very sorry to have to let you know that our Magma 2019/20 Poetry Event to be held at the Poetry Cafe on 18 March next Wednesday has been cancelled. We discussed this…

From Magma 75, Loss Read the review here: Andrew Neilson reviews Zohar Atkins, Angela Kirby and Penny Boxall

From Magma 75, Loss Read the review here: Alice Hiller reviews Rachael Allen, Mona Arshi and Gerry Loose