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MAGMA POETRY TO PARTNER THE OBSIDIAN FOUNDATION * Obsidian is a new foundation and poetry retreat launched for Black poets, founded by Nick Makoha. The Retreat is a long-term, sustainable programme based on the successful model of Cave Canem in…

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

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…

Magma 75 editors Yvonne Reddick and Adam Lowe discuss the editing process and writing about loss. They are joined by contributor Jessica Sneddon, who talks about what it means to be published in Magma and the transition from studying creative…

Poets, guests and Magma Board members past and present gathered on 29th November 2019 to celebrate 25 years of publishing Magma. We met at the Concert Artistes’ Association in Covent Garden which had recently been refurbished and is very splendid.…

The results of the Magma Open Pamphlet Competition are here! Congratulations to our winner, shortlisted and commended poets.

Magma 72, The Climate Change Issue Monday 21st January 2019 Magma Poetry working with The Cambridge Conservation Initiative Free Book your tickets here   Looking back to the early 21st century from a few hundred years ahead – if there…

From Magma 71, The Film Issue The lens Whether you’ve spent a little or a long time with Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry – chances are that what surfaces when you call it to mind, are some of the things you’ve seen…

  From the University of Edinburgh website:   Creative learning can change minds: Festival of Creative Learning and Magma Film Poetry Project. Read the article here.

  Magma Poetry in Collaboration with the University of Edinburgh   Read about the collaboration on the Edinburgh College of Art website: Students Work With Poets on Collaborative Film Project    Read the introduction by Stav Poleg and Jennifer Williams,…