We would be delighted if you would join us for this event at Waterloo East Theatre, Brad Street, London SE1 8TN (5 minutes walk from Waterloo Station) Doors (and bar) open 6.30. The readings start at 7.30 and you'll be…
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 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…
In June this year, in celebration of 50 issues of Magma Poetry magazine, and in anticipation of more to come, Magma Poetry launched a new competition. The entry period for both the Judge’s Prize for poems of up to 80…
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…
For years we debated it, balked, retreated, re-visited, shelved and returned to it, until eventually we decided the time had come to launch our first competition. It's been a long road: Magma is run democratically and each of us on…
In celebration of fifty issues of the magazine, Magma has launched a new poetry competition, which will be judged by TS Eliot Prize winner, George Szirtes. The rules for entry are here, although please note that that the competition opens…
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…
The Poetry Turntable was in action at the Market Theatre during Ledbury poetry festival. The turntable featured as part of Poetry in Motion, the joint initiative by Magma and Ledbury poetry festival to bring poems and poetry-related content to people…
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…
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