The London Magazine
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The UK's oldest literary journal: a review of literature and the arts, est. 1732, published bi-monthly. thelondonmagazine.org
Order a copy of the latest issue to read the essay in print alongside poetry by Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska and Forward Prize winner Leontia Flynn, and reviews of new work by Julian Barnes, Claudia Rankine and Adrian Duncan. thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
You can read the essay in print alongside our 2026 Survey of Poets with responses from Jorie Graham, Don Paterson, A. E. Stallings and more. Order your copy here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2026 is now open for entries. Further details and entry link here: thelondonmagazine.org/short-story-...
Our August / September 2026 issue is now available for pre-order! Cover image and photography by Lydia Lange. Pre-order here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/pre-...
‘Turning Fifty’, one of two poems by Nick Laird in our June / July issue. For more poetry like this, order the latest issue: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
'Helen When Asked' by Nina Reljić was awarded first place in The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2026 by judges Isabelle Baafi, @deanbrowne.bsky.social and Luke Kennard. You can read all three winning poems in our latest issue, June / July 2026: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
Order our June / July 2026 issue to read the survey in print, alongside new work by Nick Laird, Lawrence Osborne, Campbell McGrath and more: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
Our June / July 2026 issue is now available for pre-order! Cover image and artwork by Heidi Lanino. Pre-order here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/pre-...
We are delighted to share the shortlist of 8 poems for The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2026! Congratulations to all shortlisted writers, and thank you to our judges Isabelle Baafi, Dean Browne and Luke Kennard. Winners will be announced later this week.
'Standing Nude with Orange Stockings (1914)', one of three poems by Eva Baltasar in our latest issue. Each poem offers a personal perspective on one of twenty nudes by the Austrian painter Egon Schiele. You can read all three poems exclusively in print: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
‘The Dirac Equation’, a poem by Míriam Cano, translated by Clyde Moneyhun, from our Catalan issue. For more like this, order the latest issue here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
‘Poets’ Things’, a poem by Gemma Gorga, translated by Sharon Dolin, from our Catalan issue. For more like this, order the latest issue here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
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Melanie McGee Bianchi on Sylvia Plath’s guest editorship of Mademoiselle and Plath’s cult of perpetuity. Read the full essay here: thelondonmagazine.org/essay-sylvia...
The London Magazine Catalan Issue 2026 is now available for pre-order! Cover image by Carla Pérez Vas. Pre-order here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/pre-...
‘Graffito’, a poem by Zachary Bos, from our February / March issue. For more poetry like this, order the latest issue here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
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‘Late February’, a poem by Rory Attwood from our February / March issue. There's only one day left to enter this year's Poetry Prize to be in with a chance of winning cash prizes of up to £1,000 and publication in the magazine: thelondonmagazine.org/the-london-m...
‘Western Thought’, a poem by Claudine Toutoungi from our February / March issue. For more poetry like this, you can order a copy of our latest issue, currently on sale for only £7.95: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
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‘Time Management’, a poem by Nasim Luczaj from our December / January issue. Order the issue here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
Our February / March 2026 issue is now available for pre-order! Cover image by Zyrko. Pre-order here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/pre-...
‘The Erymanthian Boar’, one of two poems by Rachel Curzon in our December / January issue – now on sale for only £6.95. For more poetry like this, order the latest issue: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
‘Let's Dive In’, one of two poems by @ruralunease.bsky.social, from our December / January issue – now on sale for only £6.95. For more poetry like this, order the latest issue here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...