the child’s childhood: Film Poem
from Magma 79: Dwelling Edited by Zoë Brigley, Kristian Evans and Rob A. Mackenzie Film Poem: the child’s childhood by Penelope Shuttle An animated film of Penelope Shuttle’s poem ‘the child’s…
Magma 79: Launches, Craft Talks and Other Events
Magma Poetry #79 on Dwelling was partly funded by the Arts Council of England’s COVID Culture Recovery Fund and the Ohio State University Global Arts + Humanities discovery themes. Its editors are Zoë Brigley, Kristian Evans and Rob A. Mackenzie.…
Interview with Nick Makoha about the Obsidian Foundation
Obsidian is a foundation and poetry retreat, launched for Black poets and founded by Nick Makoha. The Retreat is a long-term, sustainable programme, based on the successful model of Cave Canem in the USA. The Foundation provides Black poets—who often face multiple…
Francisco Aragón responds to Carmen Giménez Smith
From Magma 76, Resistancia In each issue, we ask a contemporary poet for a poem which draws inspiration from another poet’s work. In this issue, Francisco Aragón responds to Carmen Giménez Smith.…
Andrew Neilson reviews Zohar Atkins, Angela Kirby and Penny Boxall
From Magma 75, Loss Read the review here: Andrew Neilson reviews Zohar Atkins, Angela Kirby and Penny Boxall
Alice Hiller reviews Rachael Allen, Mona Arshi and Gerry Loose
From Magma 75, Loss Read the review here: Alice Hiller reviews Rachael Allen, Mona Arshi and Gerry Loose
Shivanee Ramlochan reviews Niall Campbell, Rebecca Tamás and Helen Nicholson
From Magma 75, Loss Read the review here: Shivanee Ramlochan reviews Niall Campbell, Rebecca Tamás and Helen Nicholson
Review: ‘A Man’s House Catches Fire’ by Tom Sastry
A man's house catches fire. A title poem. What kind of fire is it? At first, the man thinks the smell of smoke is “just me going off my head// which I have learned to expect”, but the fire continues…
Twenty Years of Reviewing for Magma
Twenty years ago I wrote my first review for Magma, in the autumn 1999 issue (Magma 15, for those counting). Little was I to know that two decades on I would still be reviewing for what has become something of…
Jennifer Wong reviews Gale Burns, Fiona Benson and Joolz Sparkes & Hilaire
From Magma 74, Work Read the review here: Jennifer Wong reviews Gale Burns, Fiona Benson and Joolz Sparkes & Hilaire
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