ONE WEEK TO GO!! Call for Submissions – Magma 96: The Antarctic Closing date: 31st March, 2026 Editors @cherylmoskowitz.bsky.social, @branwellroberts.bsky.social & Elizabeth Lewis Williams look forward to receiving your poems! magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

Huge thanks to @magmapoetry.bsky.social for publishing this poem in their latest issue — 'Magma 94: The Remix'. I've been submitting to lit mags, journals, etc., since the beginning of autumn 2023, and this was my first acceptance.

My copy of @magmapoetry.bsky.social has arrived! Looking forward to reading this.

Delighted to have received my contributor copies of Magma 94: Remix. Many thanks to the editors @magmapoetry.bsky.social

Such a fascinating issue of @magmapoetry.bsky.social THANK YOU editors @cloudscholar.bsky.social @williekinardiii.bsky.social and Lola Oh for including my 'Menstruating Cento' in the #Remix xxx

We're thrilled to announce our latest issue, Magma 94 'Remix' is now published! Editors @cloudscholar.bsky.social, Lola Oh and ‪@williekinard.com said the poems they received "astounded, challenged, and delighted us" Get your hands on a copy here: magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...

Call for Submissions – Magma 96: The Antarctic Closing date: 31st March, 2026 Editors @cherylmoskowitz.bsky.social, @branwellroberts.bsky.social & Elizabeth Lewis Williams look forward to receiving your poems! More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

The Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2026 is now open for submissions! Deadline: 1st July 2026 This year's judge is @marjorielotfi.bsky.social "I’m looking for crafted poems that grab my attention and won’t let go." magmapoetry.com/open-poetry-...

A fascinating piece by poet @cathygalvin.bsky.social on the historical background to her first full-length poetry book Ethnology: A love song for Connemara is featured in The Tablet, accompanied by the title poem. Register to read the article for free. www.thetablet.co.uk/features/a-l...

love talking about poetry? IPN Poetry Salon is for you. Join us, @renardpress.com @goatstarbooks.bsky.social & @inkandescentuk.bsky.social @nathanevansarts.bsky.social aj akoto @ruthirwin.bsky.social & gabriel moreno reading poems keats house Sat21Mar 2pm. £6-10 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/indie-pres...

Call for Submissions – Magma 96: The Antarctic Closing date: 31st March, 2026 Editors @cherylmoskowitz.bsky.social, @branwellroberts.bsky.social & Elizabeth Lewis Williams look forward to receiving your poems! More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

Get your tickets for this year's UniSlam Grand Finals ft. Amy Acre, Jasmine Gardosi & Jamal Mehmood at Birmingham Rep Sun 15th March www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/uni...

Call for Submissions – Magma 96: The Antarctic Closing date: 31st March, 2026 Editors @cherylmoskowitz.bsky.social, @branwellroberts.bsky.social & Elizabeth Lewis Williams look forward to receiving your poems! More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

In our new bi-monthly feature, Magma Editors share their reflections on current art taking place across the UK. First up, @lisadmkelly.bsky.social on Tracey Emin's exhibition: A Second Life magmapoetry.com/poetry-and-a...

Great to hear poet and translator @georgeszirtes.bsky.social speaking to @imcmillan.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4’s The Verb about @poemsonthetube.bsky.social. The Poems on the Underground scheme has just turned 40. George Szirtes features from 4:58. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Our very own @lisadmkelly.bsky.social wrote this wonderful article in Limping Chicken with input from Raymond Antrobus and Zoë McWhinney encouraging more BSL & Visual Vernacular entries for @forwardprizes.bsky.social limpingchicken.com/2026/02/18/l...

It's your last chance to get your entries in! Our poetry competition closes TOMORROW Saturday 31st January 2026 11.59pm GMT magmapoetry.com/competition/

Only a few days left to get your entries in! Our poetry competition closes at the end of the week - 31st January 2026 11.59pm GMT magmapoetry.com/competition/

Our current pamphlet is a joy to read! Have you got a copy yet? Michael Greavy won the most recent Magma Open Pamphlet Competition with the simply gorgeous 'The Man who Made Up Trees'. His economy of language is used to perfection! magmapoetry.com/publications...

Our Writers’ Award #WritingCompetition for underrepresented writers is officially open! ✍️⁠ It’s free to enter & 15 winners will receive £25k of prizes 🌟 The theme this year is 'Material'. ⁠Find out more, including how to enter: bit.ly/CFWA2026 #WritingCommunity

COMPETITION ALERT! Just over two weeks to go! MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines Deadline 31 January 2026 T his year's judge is Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social magmapoetry.com/competition/

Today's listing of the day is: Magma Poetry Competition (fee-based) #WritingCommunity

Join Magma editors @lisadmkelly.bsky.social and Patrizia Longhitano for a poetry workshop: A Valentine to Your Environment at the Arts Depot, 31 Jan 2-4pm www.artsdepot.co.uk/project/play...

Lovely BBC Radio 4 40th birthday feature on @poemsonthetube.bsky.social. With contributions from @imtiazdharker.bsky.social & @georgeszirtes.bsky.social, plus extracts from poems by Grace Nichols & the late Benjamin Zephaniah. A @radiotimes.bsky.social pick of the day. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Did you know that university libraries can take out digital subscriptions to the complete & fully-searchable archive of Magma? Our archive goes back to the first issue in 1994 @exacteditions.bsky.social Image: Magma 43

"It is a rich and beautiful collection, and vital for anyone who wishes to consider how art talks to art, and how art talks to the world." Thank you Alice Tarbuck & @magmapoetry.bsky.social for reviewing Belief Systems by Tamar Yoseloff magmapoetry.com (92) ninearchespress.com/publications...

Sharing news of this wonderful Online Poetry Course, run by Stav Poleg, co-editor of the Architecture Issue. The course starts next week and is aimed for all levels: Online Poetry Course www.hillsroad.ac.uk/adult-educat...

Have you sent in your entries yet? MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 is 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 Deadline 31 January 2026 This year's judge is Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social

Sharing news of this fascinating new creative writing course from Sarah Fletcher exploring sound and poetry. This is a weekly course taking place at Rudolf Steiner House with support from Barnaby Tobias. Starts Thu 15th Jan 7-9pm, £15 (£10 conc) rsh.anth.org.uk/event/creati...

We'll be sharing resources we find helpful going into the New Year. Do you have any courses or groups to recommend? I like @writershq.bsky.social. Here's a link to their Couch to 5k Words course, if you need some extra motivation. #WritingCommunity writershq.co.uk/festivals-ch...

Looking back at our Magma 93 'Liberation' launch at Push the Boat Out Festival in Edinburgh. Hosted by editor Isabelle Baafi, the event featured readings from some of the poets in the issue – Alycia Pirmohamed, Nat Raha, Zain Rishi & Amy L. King magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...

MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 is 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 Deadline 31 January 2026 This year's judge is Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social Good luck! magmapoetry.com/competition/

One of the aims of our current issue, Magma 93 'Liberation' was to broaden our collective understanding of what liberation means and how it can be gained, lost, shared and experienced.

FINAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Magma 95 - 'Architecture' Closing date: Wed 10th Dec 2025 Editors Leo Boix and Stav Poleg look forward to receiving your poems! 📷Oscar Niemeyer More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

Anson Gonzalez has done so much for poetry in Trinidad and Tobago and Caribbean literature as a whole. @magmapoetry.bsky.social This is for you Uncle Anson. Sleep well. magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...

This has got to be my favourite Magma Brief so far. So inspiring!

Our current pamphlet is a joy to read! Have you got a copy yet? Michael Greavy won the most recent Magma Open Pamphlet Competition with the simply gorgeous 'The Man who Made Up Trees'. magmapoetry.com/publications...

Really looking forward to our in-person launch of Magma 93 'Liberation' at the fantastic Push the Boat Out poetry festival THIS SUNDAY 23 Nov, 12-1pm, at The Pleasance in Edinburgh. Join us there! More details & tickets here: pushtheboatout.org/.../magma-th...

Fantastic - please share and submit!

I saved this issue for a rainy day to read cover-to-cover and was not disappointed. I particularly loved Jill Hopper’s riposte to Samuel Pepys, and Anna Shelton’s dressing down of anatomical eponyms. But as ever, the whole issue is filled with brilliant poems, and thoughtful essays and reviews. <3

Join Magma contributors and editors to celebrate the online launch of Magma 93: Liberation! Editors Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social look forward to seeing you there! Thu 13th Nov, 7-8pm Reserve your free spot here: www.eventbrite.hk/e/magma-93-l...

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Magma 95 - 'Architecture' Closing date: 10th Dec 2025 Editors Leo Boix & Stav Poleg look forward to reading your work—your rooms, your ruins, your bridges of language... Image: Charles Schridde magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

Push the Boat Out 2025 is here! You can browse our programme, download a brochure, and book now 📣 🛶🎫 This year’s festival sets sail from 20-23 November with a bold mix of poetry, performance, music and art in a sparkling celebration of words in all their forms. pushtheboatout.org/programme/

Magma was the first poetry magazine I subscribed to, back at issue 71. We need more people subscribing to these spaces and keeping the truly innovative places for poetry alive, more so now than has ever been the case. Their briefs alone make this neurodivergent brain very happy indeed.

Update on Poetry Submission Fees As many of our readers & contributors know, our magazine is run by volunteers — our Trustees, editors & other Board members give their time freely. However, the costs of running the magazine continue to rise.

Support our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer Resistance with these dolly #handmade #badges from editors @hazardpressuk.bsky.social and #cherrypotts 2.5cm, safety back, using cover art by #frankduffy from Joy//Us or original designs. longlisting poems on Tuesday tinyurl.tools/8330fc82

Poets reading @ptbopoetry.bsky.social in Edinburgh 22-23 Nove include @pascalepetit.bsky.social, @marjorielotfi.bsky.social, @jesstraynor.bsky.social, plus an online event with Vidyan Ravinthiran & Arundhathi Subramaniam. There's special event for @rachaelboast.bsky.social's Versus Versus anthology.

Really enjoying this edition. I think the opening poem will be a great teaching resource for paediatrics ❤️

Alongside our online launch of Magma 93 'Liberation' next Thu 13 Nov, we are also holding an in-person launch at the fantastic Push the Boat Out poetry festival in Edinburgh, on Sun 23 Nov, 12-1pm. Join us there! More details & tickets here: pushtheboatout.org/events/magma...

November news: shorturl.at/mzqLN Vidyan Ravinthiran wins @forwardprizes.bsky.social for Best Collection; new translations from Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup & Ivan V. Lalić; online launch 20/11; Krisztina Tóth & Laura Wittner longlisted for Warwick Prize for Women in Translation; plus much more!