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About Magma 
Magma is distinct from other poetry magazines because each issue has a different editor. The editorship circulates among the group that runs the magazine, with an occasional guest editor. Each editor brings his or her particular interests to bear, resulting in poems and emphases that no-one else in the group could have predicted.

The group is united by its commitment to the best in contemporary poetry, whether from new or little-known poets or the more established. We look for poems which give a direct sense of what it is to live today – honest about feelings, alert about the world, sometimes funny, always well crafted.

Magma includes reviews of current publications and thought-provoking prose. The views expressed are those of the individual authors – Magma seeks to present a range of views not a single Magma view.

We publish three times a year in spring, summer, and winter, with a
selection of poems and articles on our website.

Magma 32 is edited by Mick Delap. After many years with the BBC World Service, Mick published his first collection, River Turning Tidal (Lagan Press) in 2003 and has been part of the Magma editorial team since the beginning. As a keen sailor, he has invited, among poems on any subject, some that concern themselves with the sea. Karen Green lives and works in London. Neil Jarvis is a freelance graphic designer. Photographs are by Tim Robertson except on pages 1, 51 and 52.

The launch reading for Magma 32 is at 8pm on Monday 20 June 2005 in the Coffee-House Poetry series at the Troubadour Coffee House, 265 Old Brompton Road, London SW5 (email [email protected]). The nearest tube station is Earl’s Court. The guest poets are Henry Shukman and Jane Routh. Admission is the normal Coffee-House charge of £5.50 (£4.50 concessions).

Magma 33 (November 2005) will be edited by Tim Kindberg. He invites, among poems on any subject, some on the theme of moments of obscurity outside Warhol’s fifteen minutes of fame: the unnoticed, the ignored; an interstice between two blades of grass in a municipal park; an arm caught in the background of a photograph; the extras in last night’s film.

Magma 34 (February 2006) will not have a specific theme.

Obtaining Magma
You will find an Order Form on page Subscribing will bring you Magma at a reduced rate, and subscribing by Standing Order is the simplest way of doing so.

Contributing to Magma
You are welcome to send us unpublished poems by post or email.
Deadlines are end of February, mid- July and end of October. Poems are considered for one issue only. Postal contributions must be accompanied by an s.a.e. if posted in the UK and with sufficient International Reply Coupons if posted from abroad. The contributor’s name must appear on each page. Contributions should include an e-mail address whenever possible, and all those including one will be acknowledged. Contributions by email to [email protected] or by post to David Boll, Magma, 43 Keslake Road, London NW6 6DH.

Other correspondence to David Boll as above or to [email protected]

www.magmapoetry.com
Our website contains a selection of Magma poems and articles, and details of how to submit, subscribe and order back copies. We have developed the site to include a debating room and other interactive features for our subscribers.