‘fine black thread still crimped from the strain and snap when it broke and he got away.’ – from The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop Magma 59 is being edited by Roberta James with Alex Pryce and we are inviting poems…
Another issue off the press and into the hands of readers as Magma 56 launched at the Troubadour Coffee House in Earls Court. Headline readers Jack Underwood and David Morley shared a stage with scores of poets from the pages…
We want to explore the music of poetry – not necessarily poetry about music as in Magma 53, but music within poetry. We would like to receive poems where the meaning is expressed or strengthened by the sound of the…
Poetry is a shaping of words and that shape can often be seen on the page. At the most basic level, lines that turn before they reach the margin are an early cue for us to treat text as poem.…
Come and join us for the launch reading of the new issue of Magma on Monday 25th February at The Troubadour, Earl’s Court, London, as part of the Coffee House Series. The event will be full of contributors who’ll be coming…
We are pleased to invite you to join us for a free event on 18 February 2013 (Monday), to be held at the Studio Theatre, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) Studios at 16 Chenies Street,London WC1E 7EX, just a…
Magma 51 is now available to buy from the Magma website and in bookshops. The issue is edited by Jacqueline Saphra with Ian McEwen with the theme 'Profane and Sacred'. Don't miss the Magma 51 launch reading on Monday 14th…
“All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music.” – Walter Pater “If a composer could say what he had to say in words, he would not bother trying to say it in music.” – Gustav Mahler The editors for…
Magma's launch readings have been hosted by Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour for many years. Knowing many Magma readers are also Coffee-House regulars, we would like to bring to your attention the Fifth Annual Troubadour International Poetry Prize. Here are…
It's been a busy summer for Magma Poetry; we've taken part in three fantastic festivals all in the space of a month. Clare Pollard and I took the train up to Bridlington in June, and spent a couple of days…
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