From Magma 88, Underworld  Read the review here: Rishi Dastidar reviews Martina Evans, Rachel Carney and Dylan Brennan The post Rishi Dastidar reviews Martina Evans, Rachel Carney and Dylan Brennan appeared first on Magma Poetry ..read more

From Magma 88, Underworld  Read the review here: Lisa Kelly reviews Jane Clarke, Jacqueline Saphra, and William Letford The post Lisa Kelly reviews Jane Clarke, Jacqueline Saphra, and William Letford appeared first on Magma Poetry ..read more

From Magma 88, Underworld  Read the review here: Helena Nelson reviews Daljit Nagra, Sarah Salway and Amy Acre The post Helena Nelson reviews Daljit Nagra, Sarah Salway and Amy Acre appeared first on Magma Poetry ..read more

From Magma 88, Underworld  Read the review here: Alice Tarbuck reviews Dawn Watson, Linda France and Laboni Islam The post Alice Tarbuck reviews Dawn Watson, Linda France and Laboni Islam appeared first on Magma Poetry ..read more

In the Flesh: a phrase that has many connotations: those of being born, those of being in and experiencing your own body as it ages and changes. In the Flesh speaks to health and illness, life, death, recovery and regeneration, and in and amongst all of that, food – that first mouthful of a ripe peach, the pulling apart of slow-cooked meat – the rites and rituals that surround how we grow, share and consume our food, be that on our own, with friends and family, with lovers, in private, in public spaces. It also speaks to the need we have to connect with others physically, and invites considera ..read more

Magma Selected highlights a single poet who is emerging or whose work deserves to be better known, allowing us to publish a wider selection of poems. Our Selected Poet for Magma 88 is Molly Underwood and we are delighted to be able to share her reading her wonderful poems in the current Underworld issue of Magma. Molly Underwood is a Bristol-based eco-poet. Her work has been shortlisted for the Alpine Fellowship prize, appears in Fish Publishing and Aesthetica anthologies, and won the 2019 Manchester Poetry Prize. ** Audio Molly Underwood reads four poems         &nbs ..read more

Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2024  Judged by Niall Campbell  Deadine: 1 July 2024  Welcome to our 2024 pamphlet competition, now open for entries.    “The pamphlet has allowed my words to find new lines of flight that I never dreamed possible.”   – Asim Khan, winner of the last Magma competition with Annihilation, PBS Spring Pamphlet Choice 2024.  Magma invites you to enter our fourth pamphlet competition, now open for entries. We are delighted to have Niall Campbell as judge.  Prize: publication of the winning pamphlet + launch rea ..read more

The submissions window for ‘Grassroots’ is open from 1 – 31 March 2024. ** Grassroots What does Grassroots mean to you? Community? Activism? Environmentalism? Or something else? At a time of unprecedented global turmoil where our political elites struggle to deal with the pressing issues of the day – climate change, ongoing wars, and social inequalities – where are your grassroots? Within the poetry world, grassroots organisations, online and in-person, have supported poets to promote diversity, provide mentorship, nurture and develop talent and creativity. Cave Canem, The Obsidian Foundation ..read more

News of our 2024 pamphlet competition coming soon – watch this space. The post 2024 Pamphlet Competition appeared first on Magma Poetry ..read more

From Magma 87, Islands Read the review here: Laurie Smith reviews Genevieve Carver, Toby Buckley and Jess Murrain The post Laurie Smith reviews Genevieve Carver, Toby Buckley and Jess Murrain appeared first on Magma Poetry ..read more