Launch of Magma 51
What an evening it was. A cold night, a packed house, and the utterly complementary talents of Pascale Petit and Selima Hill as our guest readers. We were also fortunate to host a large number of contributors, many of whom…
Magma 51 Launch Reading on 14 November with Selima Hill and Pascale Petit
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…
Video: Magma 50 Launch with David Morley, Helen Ivory, Anthony Joseph and Lorraine Mariner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-QNjhxlTTI Magma celebrated its 50th issue on Monday 27 June with a full-house Troubadour. A huge and yummy cake was brought in, and everyone collected their Magma 50 souvenir badges. This issue is edited by Clare Pollard, with the newly…
Magma Reaches Fifty! Launch Reading 27 June with David Morley, Antony Joseph, Lorraine Mariner and Helen Ivory
Magma 50 is now available to buy from the Magma website and in bookshops. The issue edited by Clare Pollard with the theme ‘Journeys’. Don’t miss the Magma 50 launch reading on Monday 27 June at The Troubadour, Earl’s Court,…
Listen to Poems from the Launch of Magma 49
If you weren't able to attend the launch of Magma 49, you can still listen to poems read on the night by some of the contributors to Magma 49. These recordings are introduced by Julia Bird, the Magma 49 editor…
Magma 49 Launch Reading: Monday 14 March with W.N. Herbert and Jackie Wills
Magma 49 is from the Magma website and in bookshops. The issue is edited by Julia Bird with the theme ‘Build It Up and Knock It Down'. Don’t miss the Magma 49 launch reading on Monday 14 March at The…
Report on the Launch of Magma 48
I’d never been to a Magma launch before, so I was looking forward to it, even the journey south. I took the so-called Quiet Carriage on the Edinburgh-London train, thinking I’d have the opportunity to make notes on a book…
Magma 48 Launch Reading: Monday 15 November with A.B. Jackson and Philip Gross
Magma 48 is now available to and in bookshops. The issue is edited by Laurie Smith, assisted by Rob MacKenzie, with the theme ‘It was beautiful’. Don’t miss the Magma 48 launch reading on Monday 15 November at The Troubadour,…
Magma, Philip Gross and Gillian Clarke at the Ledbury Poetry Festival
The Magma Sales Table, being looked after by Jacqueline Saphra Magma Poetry sponsored the reading by Philip Gross and Gillian Clarke that took place during the Ledbury Poetry Festival during the first half of July. Jacqueline Saphra and I, on…
Launch of Magma 47 at the Troubadour – 21 June 2010 – the devil and all his works
cracking poems - cracking performances - cracking night Photographs by Rebecca Root.
Supported by Arts Council England