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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 36 is edited by Anne-Marie Fyfe (see page 6), and designed by Karen Green, who lives and works in London, and Neil Jarvis, a freelance graphic designer. Original photographs are by Anne-Marie Fyfe (cover, pages 10, 25), John Green (pages 1, 24, 56, 68), John Battye (pages 13, 39, 69), Shaku Burrell (page 21), Yehudi Gordon (page 27), Max Green (page 32), Tim Robertson (pages 37, 58, 72–3). Etching on page 8, Inside, looking out, by Linda Black.

The launch reading for Magma 36 is at 8pm on Monday 4th December 2006 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 Fiona Sampson and Bernard O’Donoghue. Admission is the normal Coffee-House charge of £5.50 (£4.50 concessions).

Magma 37 (February 2007) is being edited by Laurie Smith who has invited poems about city life among other subjects.

Magma 38 (May 2007) will be edited by David Boll. He partly invites poems on the theme of isolation (rewards, penalties, whatever).

Arts Council Grant. We are grateful to Arts Council England for supporting us with funding for our development projects over the coming months.

Obtaining Magma

You will find an Order Form on page 76. Subscribing by Standing Order is the simplest way and will bring you Magma at a reduced rate.

Contributing to Magma

You are welcome to send us unpublished poems by post or email, a maximum of six per issue. 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 email 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.