Magma Poetry
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The poetry magazine with a different editor every issue. Join #TheMix https://magmapoetry.com/
Delighted to be Highly Commended by John Challis in the Yeovil Literary Prize. Congrats all! I wrote 2 Antarctic poems this sweltering summer; "The British Antarctic Survey is a Menopause Friendly Employer" is out soon in @magmapoetry.bsky.social 96. www.yeovilprize.co.uk/P2026_Result...
We’re delighted to announce the T. S. Eliot Prize 2026 Shortlist! Our judges have chosen ten exciting collections that present voices of ‘linguistic disruption, personal reflection’ and ‘humorous lyricism’. Find out more now!: tseliot.com/prize/news
Join us for the Cambridge launch of Magma 95: Architecture. In collaboration with the Cambridge Poetry Festival. Saturday, October 17th, 6pm – 8pm Pembroke Auditorium, Cambridge. Find out more & get your FREE tickets: magmapoetry.com/magma-95-arc...
Imagined Cities: Poetry Workshop Magma Poetry editor Stav Poleg hosts a workshop on poetry & architecture in the beautiful Pembroke Auditorium. In collaboration with the Cambridge Poetry Festival Sun Oct 11, 1:30PM – 3:30PM magmapoetry.com/imagined-cit...
Join us for the Cambridge launch of Magma 95: Architecture. In collaboration with the Cambridge Poetry Festival. Saturday, October 17th, 6pm – 8pm Pembroke Auditorium, Cambridge. Readers now confirmed! Find out more & get your FREE tickets: magmapoetry.com/magma-95-arc...
Imagined Cities: Poetry Workshop Magma Poetry editor Stav Poleg hosts a workshop on poetry & architecture in the beautiful Pembroke Auditorium. In collaboration with the Cambridge Poetry Festival Sun Oct 11, 1:30PM – 3:30PM magmapoetry.com/imagined-cit...
Join us for the Cambridge launch of Magma 95: Architecture. Saturday, October 17th, 6pm – 8pm Pembroke Auditorium, Cambridge. In collaboration with the Cambridge Poetry Festival. Book your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/magma-95-l...
Award-winning poet Marjorie Lotfi explores the relationship between poetry, exile, the refugee experience and political resistance in a piece for The Scotsman ahead of her two @writersmosaic.bsky.social events at Wigtown Book Festival on 26 & 27 Sept. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Marjorie Lotfi on poetry and the refugee experience: 'my past is always present'
Marjorie Lotfi’s family fled Iran with one suitcase and an hour’s notice during the Iranian Revolution. A prize-winning poet, she is involved with three events at this year’s Wigtown Book Festival. He...
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Sharing news of this Online Poetry Writing course, run by Stav Poleg, co-editor of Magma 95, the Architecture Issue. The course starts Wednesday 16th September, 7pm - 9pm. More info and to book your place - www.hillsroad.ac.uk/adult-educat...
Poetry Writing (online)
Learn to write poetry, or enhance your skills, in the comfort of your own home with our online Poetry Writing course. Each week you’ll learn about a…
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Looking forward to joining all the other poets, authors and publishers at this year's Multicultural Book Fair at Conway Hall. Come and say hello! Sat 5th Sept, 11am - 4.30/5pm. See you there!
LAST CHANCE... Submissions window closes TOMORROW 31 Aug. Magma 97, Diasporic Dialogues. We welcome poems from writers of Black African, Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, and African American heritage, including those of mixed-Black heritage. magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' ONE WEEK LEFT! Closing date: 31 Aug 2026 Editors @nickmakoha.bsky.social @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social & @cloudscholar.bsky.social are looking forward to receiving your poems. More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' **DEADLINE EXTENDED** Closing date: 31 Aug 2026 Editors @nickmakoha.bsky.social, @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social & @cloudscholar.bsky.social are looking forward to receiving your poems. More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
THIS THURSDAY - Have you got your ticket for our ONLINE LAUNCH of PRIMERS? Thursday 20th August, 7pm BST Don't worry if it clashes, all ticketholders get a recording link to watch afterwards. Sign up here, pay what you can: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/primers-on...
Looking forward to joining all the other poets, authors and publishers at this year's Multicultural Book Fair at Conway Hall. Come and say hello! Sat 5th Sept, 11am - 5pm. See you there! www.londonpoetrybooks.com/multicultura...
Multicultural Book & Poetry Fair 2026 - London Poetry Books TM
Multicultural Book & Poetry Fair Conway Hall 25 Red Lion SQ WC1R 4RL 5th Sept Publishers And Booksellers list This book fair is fantastic.
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Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' **DEADLINE EXTENDED** Closing date: 31st Aug 2026 Editors @nickmakoha.bsky.social, @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social & @cloudscholar.bsky.social are looking forward to receiving your poems. More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
Thrilled to have a poem in @magmapoetry.bsky.social 96: Antarctica (not the current issue pictured, which is also a banger!). Huge thanks to @cherylmoskowitz.bsky.social Elizabeth Lewis Williams & Branwell Roberts for choosing "The British Antarctic Survey is a Menopause Friendly Employer".
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' Closing date: 31st July, 2026 Editors @nickmakoha.bsky.social, @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social & @cloudscholar.bsky.social are looking forward to receiving your poems. More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' Closing date: 31st July, 2026 Editors @nickmakoha.bsky.social, @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social & @cloudscholar.bsky.social are looking forward to receiving your poems. More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
Wonderful celebration of our latest issue Magma 95 'Architecture' in the fantastic surroundings of the Zaha Hadid Foundation with co-editors Leo Boix and Stav Poleg. Lots more photos on our Instagram feed!
Thrilled 'Madam Gout' by Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana is shortlisted for The 2026 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem Written. @forwardprizes.bsky.social Championed by Magma editors @aoifelyall.bsky.social & Victoria Kennefick & published in the 'In the Flesh' issue: magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
Did you know that @magmapoetry.bsky.social does not have just one editor? In appreciation of diverse voices, ideas, and opinions, it changes editor every issue. 📝 The complete archive - back to its first issue in 1994 - is available via Exact Editions.
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' Closing date: 31st July, 2026 Editors @nickmakoha.bsky.social, @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social & @cloudscholar.bsky.social are looking forward to receiving your poems. More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' Closing date: 31st July, 2026 Editors @nickmakoha.bsky.social, @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social & @cloudscholar.bsky.social are looking forward to receiving your poems. More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' Closing date: 31st July, 2026 Editors @nickmakoha.bsky.social, @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social & @cloudscholar.bsky.social are looking forward to receiving your poems. More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...
Just 2 days left to submit your pamphlet to the Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2026, judged by 2024 Forward Prize winner Marjorie Lotfi. You have until 11.59pm on Wed 1st July to send it in! More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
We are delighted to announce Magma 95 'Architecture' is now published and available to buy on our website. Edited by Leo Boix and Stav Poleg. Get your hands on a copy here: magmapoetry.com/latest-issue/
Just 3 days left to submit your pamphlet to the Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2026, judged by 2024 Forward Prize winner Marjorie Lotfi. You have until 11.59pm on Wed 1st July to submit! More info & to apply: magmapoetry.com/pamphlet-com...
