In My-Grate – Lagos to London, the poet crafts a transcontinental hymn — at once fractured and fluid — that excavates the migrant experience with both unflinching honesty and lyrical ingenuity. This is...
Join us on Friday 7 June at the St Bride Foundation to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the New Daughters of Africa anthology. A special day that brings together leading...
In this collection, the artist-cum-poet crafts a narrative that transcends the ordinary, offering a profound exploration of laughter and longing within the realm of motherhood.
Brushstrokes of Literary Devices: A...
W. G. Shepherd
Alice
This poem by W. G. Shepherd was published in the January 1980 issue of The...
The London Magazine is the UK’s oldest literary magazine, proud to have published some of the biggest names in poetry including Mary Jean Chan, T. S. Eliot, Ted Hughes, Sylvia...
The 2024 Forward Prizes have now launched
The Forward Prizes for Poetry are the most influential awards for new poetry in the UK and Ireland, honouring fresh voices alongside internationally...
by Chris Sandydrops
Fans of the iconic TV programme The Fast Show are in for a real treat as the original cast members, Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and Arabella...
Best Single Poem – Performed 2023 (£1,000)
WINNER BEST SINGLE POEM – PERFORMED
Bohdan Piasecki‘Almost Certainly’
Polish-born, Birmingham-based performer...
Forward Prize for Best Collection 2023 (£10,000)
WINNER BEST COLLECTION
Jason Allen-PaisantSelf Portrait as Othello (Carcanet)
Jamaican writer and academic...
Malika Booker
Malika Booker, currently based in Leeds, is a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, a British poet of Guyanese and Grenadian Parentage, and co-founder...