Magma 2019/20 Poetry Competition
The Magma 2019/20 Poetry Competition is now open for entries in both categories. The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines Award-winning poet Caroline Bird is the judge…
Magma Poetry Competition 2018/19
Magma holds two competitions, the Judge's Prize for poems of 11 to 50 lines, which was judged this year by Andrew McMillan, and the Editors' Prize for poems of up to 10 lines, which was judged by a panel of…
Audio recordings — Magma 74
Listen to audio recordings from Magma 74, Work, edited by Benedict Newbery and Pauline Sewards Mark Coverdale reads The Godfather of Dole Stuart Charlesworth reads Bedsheet phoenix song …
[SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED] Call for Submissions — Magma 76, Resistencia
* The submissions window for ‘Resistencia’ is open from 1st July – 31st August 2019. We welcome poems that have not been previously published, either in print or online. Up to 4 poems may be sent via Submittable, or by…
Magma 74 — Bristol Launch
Magma 74 launch event Friday 12 July Foyles, Bristol 18:30 – 21:00 BST Book your tickets here On Friday 12 July, Magma poetry magazine will launch its Summer 2019 issue at Foyles, Bristol. Magma is pleased to be publishing over…
Magma 74 — London Launch
Magma 74 launch event Thursday 4 July Exmouth Market Centre, London 18:30 – 21:00 BST Book your tickets here On Thursday 4 July, Magma poetry magazine will launch its Summer 2019 issue in London. Magma is pleased to be publishing over…
Review: Clarissa Aykroyd Reviews ‘Gallop’ by Alison Brackenbury
Gallop, an overview of Alison Brackenbury’s nearly 40 years of work, is appropriately named for its many poems about horses, but it could also be a gallop through her impressive career. Tonally, though, it’s probably more of a horseback ramble…
Climate Change in the Writings of Huang Fan: a Chinese Poet’s Perspective. An appreciation of “A Trip to Mount General in Late Winter”
Mount General, Nanjing, China A Trip to Mount General in Late Winter ---To Yang Yishu and Xia Yeqing Maybe the mountains and plains make arrangements. Or maybe the wrong road has something to do with you, a hare runs away…
“Desire Will Save the World”: Can Artists, Scientists & Farmers Be Bedfellows?
"You never lose the north" a friend of mine once told me, in a difficult moment of our lives, and I realised that it meant not losing the orientation, the route linked to the North Star, from the millenary habits…
Writing Loss
From losing a precious object to the death of a dear friend, loss is an inspiring topic for poets. In ‘One Art,’ Elizabeth Bishop begins with losing her keys and ends with the loss of a relationship. Loss has inspired…
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