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Zakia Carpenter-Hall reviews Fawzia Muradali Kane, Wendy Pratt and Kevin Young
From Magma 94, Remix Read the review here: Zakia Carpenter-Hall reviews Fawzia Muradali Kane, Wendy Pratt and Kevin Young
Laurie Smith reviews Arundhathi Subramaniam, Susie Campbell and Colin Bramwell
From Magma 94, Remix Read the review here: Laurie Smith reviews Arundhathi Subramaniam, Susie Campbell and Colin Bramwell
Andre Bagoo reviews Rebecca Bilkau, Lewis Buxton and Lauren O’Donovan
From Magma 94, Remix Read the review here: Andre Bagoo reviews Rebecca Bilkau, Lewis Buxton and Lauren O’Donovan
Aoife Lyall reviews Rosamund Taylor, Karen Downs-Barton and Theresa Lola
From Magma 94, Remix Read the review here: Aoife Lyall reviews Rosamund Taylor, Karen Downs-Barton and Theresa Lola
Behind the pamphlet and the poet: The Man Who Made Up Trees by Michael Greavy
Michael Greavy won Magma’s 2024 pamphlet competition, with Judge Niall Campbell saying: ‘The collection felt like having a seat in the middle of an orchestra or a ceilidh band. There was something so joyful about this abandon to words and their tunefulness’. Magma’s Aoife Lyall commented that the poetry in the pamphlet was ‘held lightly…
We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2025/26 Poetry Competition!
Magma holds two poetry competitions each year: the Judge’s Prize for poems of 11 to 50 lines, which was judged this year by Rishi Dastidar, and the Editors’ Prize for poems up to 10 lines, which was judged by a panel of Magma editors. The winning poems will be published in Magma 95, Summer 2026.…
Open poetry pamphlet competition 2026
JUDGE: Marjorie Lotfi DEADLINE: 1 July 2026 To have a pamphlet published by a magazine I’ve admired for its risk and innovation is humbling but richly rewarding. – Michael Greavy, winner of the last Magma competition with The Man Who Made Up Trees MAGMA invites you to enter our fifth pamphlet competition, now…
Call for Submissions – Magma 96: The Antarctic
There is a continuous, mutual impact between the Antarctic and our daily lives, yet the majority of us will never physically be there. Imagined centuries before it was discovered, Antarctica is an idea as much as a geographical place. Owned by no one, it belongs to us all. Documenting her personal journey to the Antarctic,…
Poetry and Art: Magma Poetry Editors Respond to Art
In our new bi-monthly feature, Magma Editors share their reflections on current art taking place across the UK Magma board members have always been deeply engaged with different forms of art over the years, as editors and individual poets. Some of Magma Poetry recent issues have engaged directly with different forms of art (film, theatre,…
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