My review of [tag]E.A. Markham[/tag]’s John Lewis & Co. and [tag]Ian Duhig[/tag]’s The Lammas Hireling appeared in Magma 27.
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Poem – ‘Bookmark’ (Magma 27)
My poem ‘Bookmark’ was published in Magma 27. I was thrilled to appear on the same page as Mark Doty – but the editor Tim Robertson assured me this was pure coincidence. Bookmark For Paul That day you were incessant, pestering, encroaching on my time, a fly that kept landing and landing on the page […]
Reading Basho’s Haiku in the Original
If only. My smattering of Japanese is barely adequate for ordering a meal and getting back to the hotel afterwards, let alone reading one of the most subtle and enigmatic poets of all time. Factor in the spiritual, cultural and historical differences between myself and an itinerant 17th century Japanese poet, and I’ve got about […]
Magma 34 out now!
I’m delighted to announce that issue 34 of Magma poetry magazine, which I edited, is now available. You can read a selection of the magazine’s contents on the Magma website. Poets featured in Magma 34 include Mimi Khalvati, Maurice Riordan, Myra Schneider, Catherine Smith, Tim Turnbull, Susan Wicks and Lorraine Mariner. For our regular Presiding […]
Editing Magma 34
Over a period of about 5 months last year I read literally thousands of poems, as the editor of Issue 34 of Magma magazine. It was my first time as an editor, and it was very interesting to be on the other side of the fence for a change. Having submitted lots of poems to […]