Our Mission
Statement
Magma is unique in that each issue has a different theme and different editors. The editorship circulates among the group that runs the magazine, with frequent guest editors. This allows us greater diversity of editorship, opportunities for mentoring new editors and publication of a very wide range of work.
These themes aim to speak back to the world through the best in contemporary poetry, housing established poets alongside new or little-known names. We present poems which value experimentation, ambition, and craft. Alongside poetry we include reviews of current publications and thought-provoking prose.
We are committed to being a part of a truly inclusive world of poetry and understand the power of language in helping to explore, study and question the realities we live in. Our aim is to present, through poetry, the many ways that we live and create today.
Magma is published three times a year in spring, summer and winter. Views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily of the Magma Board. Copyright remains with the individual authors.
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Magma Poetry is a registered charity number 1141075
About the editors:
Ashley Hickson-Lovence is a Lecturer of Creative Writing, former English teacher and the author of The 392 (OWN IT! 2019), Your Show (Faber 2022) and Wild East
(Penguin 2024).
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A London English teacher, Laurie Smith co-created Let’s Think in English at King’s College London. He co-founded Magma, teaches at The City Lit, London, and was a Poetry Society trustee.
Gill Ward is the Senior Librarian at Fortismere, a large secondary school in North London. Arranging visits from talented and inspiring poets is a highlight
Magma 86 (Summer 2023) is edited by Ella Frears and Sean Wai Keung. The theme is Food. Contributions are now closed.
Magma 87 (Winter 2023) is edited by Fiona Moore and Niall Campbell. The theme is Islands. Contributions are welcome from 1st to 31st March 2023.
To buy Magma
Please use the order form at the back of the issue or buy online at magmapoetry.com/buy-magma. Available in selected bookshops and in digital version through Exact Editions – magmapoetry.com/digital.
Contributing to Magma You are welcome to send us up to four unpublished poems by Submittable or, if you live in the UK, by post to Magma Poetry, 23 Pine Walk, Carshalton, SM5 4ES. We regret we cannot accept more than one submission per issue. Submissions by Submittable are acknowledged on receipt, postal submissions when a decision has been made. We aim to notify submitters of decisions within a month of an issue’s submission window closing. Poems are considered for one issue only. Please send review copies to our Reviews Editor, Fahad Al-Amoudi, Flat 100, St Mary Abbotts Court, Warwick Gardens, London W14 8RD. Other correspondence and enquiries to info@magmapoetry.com or our postal address above. magmapoetry.com – Our website includes selections of poems and articles in Magma and details of how to submit, subscribe and order back copies.
