The Magma 2024/25 Poetry Competition is open for entries in both categories and the deadline is 31st Jan 2025. So get your poems in for: The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines - judged by Amy Acre The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines magmapoetry.com/competition/

“Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a fine act of insurrection.” - Solnit, Hope in the Dark Thinking about this as we begin work on our next issue ‘Joy’, out in January.

Happy 30th birthday to us!! Fantastic evening celebrating this milestone, and the launch of Magma 90 'Grassroots' with Lisa Kelly & Patrizia More pics to come.. 📷 Penny Dampier

Really looking forward to reading this ✨

Our Hope anthology is now available! These poets have taken the theme in so many new and wonderful ways! devon. Taylor Franson-Thiel Emily Hope Adamek (Laubham) James Lilliefors Poetry Regine Ebner Debbie Tunstall Karen Soans bec egan Mark Tulin Julian Bishop Eric Subpar Ivan Jenson Jennifer Jones

This is a much-needed anthology right now. I’m very honoured to have a poem in it; I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s work.

I’m so glad that Samantha Harvey won! ‘Orbital’ is definitely my favourite book of the year.

I’m following everyone else over to the Other Place - hope to see lots of you there!

Let’s do a poetic #followfriday @jitterbugwrites Celandine Sreelekha Chatterjee Julian Cason Ivor Daniel Lynn Valentine Sue Finch (she/her) Imogen Forster Mark Fiddes Phil Hyde Celandine Gayle J. Greenlea🟧🌻🏳️‍🌈@GJGreenlea.bsky.social @MG_7_9 Yvonne gods below is everyone this tired? Ian Tattum Sue Ibrahim Lou Mach William Odz - (w0dz) Paul Short Phillipa Trelford

Poetic #followfriday 🔥 Vanessa Napolitano Vikki C. Mark Antony Owen Dai Woolridge (Poet) Poetry Wales Dr Catherine Redford Anna Saunders Saraswati Nagpal Amanita_is_the_name💙 Jane stands with the planet. The rest is optional Cáit O'Neill McCullagh Julian Day Andy Perrin Martin Kennedy Yates Marion Ashton jide badmus Jai Michelle Louissen RobertFredeKenter

So…having spent a small amount of time over there 🩵💙🦋 ….happy to report that it feels exciting and friendly! Let’s all go?! Dust X will remain open for news of submissions windows and new issues etc but come join us here! 💖

Calling all poetry lovers!📢 Our Hope anthology is available NOW. This includes some of the greatest poets that are writing today! #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writing #WritingCommunity

🎄More of our excellent poets in the Christmas-winter anthology. ☃️ Helen Laycock, Writer ✍ Merril D. Smith 🌻 Miles Quentin Hovey Dr Catherine Redford blackboughpoetry.com/christmas-wint…

'The noises out here in the open/ are sanded back to the natural grain,/ unembellished' 🪨☀️🪨 Catherine Redford Dr Catherine Redford with the poem 'Winter Solstice' in our Christmas-winter anthology. blackboughpoetry.com/christmas-wint…

Very excited to announce that I’m going to be guest-editing a themed anthology for the brilliant Black Bough Poetry / Barddoniaeth Y Gangen Ddu - more details will be released early next year…

This will be a phenomenal project. Many project hills to pass first before this amazing opportunity fronted by new guest contributing editor Dr Catherine Redford Welcome Catherine! 🌆

When a project proposal comes to you and you cannot turn it down. One for 2026! Submitters and readers will find Dr Catherine Redford’s project compelling 💎 🖊️

'My uterus as a haunted house' is one of the five poems by our Selected Poet Dr Catherine Redford, which feature in our latest issue 'In the Flesh' edited by Aoife Lyall  and Dr Victoria Kennefick (She/Her)🍉 Get your hands on a copy here: magmapoetry.com/archive/magma-…

Poems for a hot day! 🌊 Our new issue is full of water. Dive in at the link below: dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categor…