A fabulous launch of the Europe Issue, Magma 70, co-edited by Susannah Hart and Paul Stephenson. Fantastic readers and a great atmosphere. Magma will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year, and at the launch the inaugural Magma Poetry Pamphlet Competition was announced to celebrate this special landmark in the poetry world. More to follow…

Please join me at the launch of Carcanet’s New Poetries VII on 30 April where I’ll be reading along with Mary Jean Chan, Helen Charman and Toby Litt at the London Review Bookshop. Come and help celebrate !

Very happy to be in the latest issue of this brilliant magazine co-edited by Katherine Lockton and Sarah Wardle. This issue features poems from a long list of great poets including Belinda Singleton, Peter Ebsworth, Angela Croft and Julian Stannard to name a few. Find out more about South Bank Poetry and think about submitting and buying.

The Deaf Issue, Magma 69 published fantastic poems responding to the theme of D/deafness and many of them stood out for their visual and formal qualities. A selection of the most interesting and innovative visually are being exhibited at the Torriano Meeting House, 99 Torriano Avenue, Kentish Town, London NW5 2RX. You can see them throughout February and March and attend some great poetry readings