Magma Poetry - ‘Salt and vinegar crisps in the House of God’ and ‘The attic years’

It was amazing to have my poem 'The attic years' published in Magma Poetry in Spring 2022, in Issue 83, on the theme of 'Solitude'. Magma was a journal I had admired for years, so this was a real milestone.

It was then wonderful in 2023 to have my poem ‘Salt and vinegar crisps in the House of God’ accepted for Issue 86, on ‘Food’. I really enjoyed performing as a special guest at the launch in Glasgow, which was also a potluck and very delicious.

Most recently, my poem ‘They have put an oxygen mask on the seagull’ was published in Issue 90, on the theme of ‘Grassroots’, which made me very happy because this theme really spoke to me. I performed at the launch in London in November 2024, which was also a celebration of 30 years of Magma and was a lovely evening.