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...

Just 1 WEEK LEFT to get your pamphlets submitted to the Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2026! Deadline: 1st July 2026 For more information and to submit your poems just head to our website - magmapoetry.com/open-poetry-...

So exciting to see 'Madam Gout' by Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana is longlisted for The 2026 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem Written @forwardprizes.bsky.social Originally published in the 'In the Flesh' issue (Magma 91) & championed by Magma editors @aoifelyall.bsky.social & Victoria Kennefick

Here's a little teaser pic of our upcoming issue - Magma 95 'Architecture'... Look at the fantastic cover artwork! Keep an eye on our socials and website for the official publication announcement, coming very soon! #magma95 #architecture #poetry #poetrymagazine

Just under 3 WEEKS LEFT to get your pamphlets submitted to the Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2026! Deadline: 1st July 2026 For more information and to submit your poems just head to our website: magmapoetry.com/open-poetry-...

Poets in Schools is our service for educators looking to bring a facilitator into their school to deliver poetry workshops, lead assemblies, or judge in-school poetry slams. Book your National Poetry Day visit: bit.ly/PoetsInSchools

Was such a fun night; so many wonderful voices in the room and down the line. Congrats all.

So grateful to be part of this brilliant event. Huge congratulations to all the commended and winning poets.

Amazing evening of poetry and celebration at our competition winners event at the gorgeous Theatreship earlier this week with @betarish.bsky.social Pics: @catherinespooner.bsky.social , @eleanorholmes.bsky.social, Sam Harvey, @elcurwen.bsky.social More: www.instagram.com/p/DZK7Fhtip01/

Thanks to @magmapoetry.bsky.social and @betarish.bsky.social for last night's celebration of all the winners and commended poets in the Magma Prize. Congratulations to everyone who read their poems. A brilliant night in a unique 'theatre on a ship' in Canary Wharf.

Still a few free places left for our Competition Winners' Showcase this Tue 2 June in Theatreship. There is a tube strike planned that day but the venue is on the DLR which will be working, as will all the London Overground lines and the Elizabeth Line. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guest-even...

We are very excited to be holding our Magma Poetry Competition 25/26 Showcase event at Theatreship, on Tue 2 June 7pm. Hosted by judge @betarish.bsky.social with readings from our awarded competition poets. Happy hour 4-6pm! Register your FREE place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guest-even...

Fantastic evening of poetry, music and art at the Magma 94 'Remix' launch at The Nook in Brixton... Loads more photos on our Instagram feed! 📷Penny Dampier Get yourself a copy of this incredible issue here: magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...

@magmapoetry.bsky.social 94: Remix launch, great issue, sizzling readings. With Mary Wilson and @cloudscholar.bsky.social .

Announcing our next poetry workshop! Claudine Toutoungi will be running a session focussed on finding ways to bring the abstract and the material together in your work. Tickets are now available via the link in our bio.

Looking forward to launching Magma 94 'Remix' THIS FRI 22 May with readings from contributors to the magazine. The Nook, 385 Coldharbour Lane, London SW9 8GL. Entry is free. Doors open at 6.45pm, and the event starts at 7pm. Register your place here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magma-remi...

Magma's issue no. 94, Remix, edited by Elontra Hall, Willie Lee Kinard III, and Lola Oh, launches in London THIS FRI 22 MAY with readings from contributors to the magazine. The Nook, 385 Coldharbour Ln, SW9 8GL. Entry is free. Doors 6.45pm, starts 7pm. See you there!

Look Mom my name is on the cover of Magma Poetry UK, which will be launching this Friday in London! @magmapoetry.bsky.social

VERVE Poetry Festival's Poem of the Month is open now. £3 to enter, £100 prize. Every month five shortlisted poets and the winner are featured to over 6,000 subscribers. This is a competition that takes your work seriously. Find out more at vervepoetryfestival.com/poem-of-the-month

With the 2026 Magma Poetry Open Pamphlet Competition now underway, Magma’s Benedict Newbery talked to Michael Greavy about his poetry – including his process, and his approach to choosing the poems for his pamphlet submission. Check out the full blog piece here: magmapoetry.com/behind-the-p...

Today's #NaPoWriMo prompt comes from Cherry Potts, and asks you to write about the things that bring you joy. Cherry runs Arachne Press, one of over 70 organisations that have a stall at the Free Verse Fair this year. Come along this Saturday to meet them! FREE tickets at the link in our bio.

Looking forward to this year's Free Verse Fair on Sat 25th April! Come and say hello! Several Magma editors will be in attendance, and of course lots of lovely Magma magazines and pamphlets for your perusal... poetrysociety.org.uk/projects/fre...

Thank you @magmapoetry.bsky.social and @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social for your review of Blackbird Singing at Dusk by @wendypratt.bsky.social in Magma 94. "The images and concepts build upon each other throughout and the poetry is emotionally resonant."

Thrilled that my poem 'Scrimshaw' has been commended in the Magma Poetry Competition Editor's Prize. Magma Poetry is a fabulous magazine, so the commendation is really worth having.

We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2025/26 Poetry Competition! Judged by @betarish.bsky.social and a panel of Magma editors. Well done everyone! Find out more here: magmapoetry.com/we-are-delig...

This Thursday at 5:30 P.M. CST, catch me outside a lil ways from home at Sewall Hall at Rice University ✨ With Sasha Debevec-McKenney & Lisa Low, for one night only, let us delight you with poems from our debuts. We’ll see you soon ✍🏾💛✨

And it's off! My latest Time Stamp, a poem inspired by a unit of time, only available via @stampfans.bsky.social. Subscribe here, and join a select crowd: www.stampfans.com/creator/time...

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