Interview | Ryan O’Neill
Eric Martiny Ryan O’Neill Ryan O’Neill is a Scottish writer living in Australia. In recent years, he has made a…
Poetry | Two Poems by Sarah Fletcher
Sarah Fletcher Two Poems On the Tedium of Memory, On Rape Onlookers compose her illustrated autotome: she is carried…
Refugees by Manash Bhattacharjee
Refugees I know a thing or two about refugees – As a child I heard father say, “We were sleeping…
Ai Weiwei – A Man in the Way
Ai Weiwei, The Royal Academy of Arts, 19 September – 13 December 2015 I’m writing this in the run-up to…
The Atheist’s Burden
Submission, Michel Houellebecq, William Heinemann, 256pp, ISBN 1785150243 £12.91 (French edition) Soumission Flammarion ISBN 2081354802 ‘Rats will most probably outlive mankind;…
Exile by Manash Bhattacharjee
Exile “I rested my mouth on your memory” ~ Yannis Ritsos, from Diaries of Exile [In the event of Greece…
Review of ‘The Trial’ at The Young Vic
Rory Kinnear embodied the frantic Josef K masterfully. In this adaptation by Nick Gill, Kinnear speaks in fragmented sentences, revealing…
Evening Light
Evening Light Brave bat in a bowler hat Blood shot eyes question What time does this light Depart? The light…
Interview with Reif Larsen
American novelist Reif Larsen is the author of New York Times bestseller The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet. The…
Five years on – why Natasha Walter’s ‘Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism’ is still one of the most prevalent feminist writings of the 21st Century
So there’s a glamour model contest. All women can enter. To decide on a winner, the women must strip, pose…
Greenwich Revisited
The river boat cut through the water at great speed as it made its way to Greenwich Pier, while I…
‘Savage Beauty’ – Alexander McQueen exhibition at the V&A
From 14th March – 2nd August, the V&A is graced by the biggest Alexander McQueen exhibition in Europe. Since McQueen…
Giggles by Evdokia Charalampous
With her eyes closed she has been staring at the lamps on the ceiling for days. By now they must…
Haiku on Kathmandu Earthquake by Sudeep Sen
Kathmandu Earthquake a prayer for Nepal Gods came tumbling down in Bhaktapur. Everest churned — snow, debris, death. Sudeep…
Five Bullets for Sabeen Mahmud by Manash Bhattacharjee
“Is it tomorrow, or just the end of time?” ~ Jimi Hendrix, Purple Haze Sabeen had a list of crimes…
Art and Poetry by Byron Beynon
The relationship between painting and poetry, how poets and painters turn to one another for inspiration, has continued to be…
Princess Ida
Princess Ida, Finborough Theatre, Until 18th April 2015 One’s first experience of seeing a play at Finborough theatre is really rather charming.…
Pictures from TLM Spring Reception at the House of Commons, 2015
Pictures from our latest event can be found here: http://bit.ly/1y1peg8
This Land by Josie Ferrante
A feathery touch brings me round. Gentle, like the light summer rain back home in Wiltshire – thin drops patter…
Into the Blue by Alison Lock
A bee is trapped behind the curtains––its silhouette circles the head of a printed flower. Edith pulls her arm free…
Closing the submissions inbox
We will be closing our short story and non-fiction submissions inbox on Monday 16th February for a short time due…
The London Magazine’s Poetry Competition 2015
This competition is now closed. Thank you very much to all our entrants. The London Magazine’s Poetry Competition is returning.…
TLM Short Story Competition 2014: Winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2014 short story competition! 1st Prize: The Abstractionist by Robert Hollingworth…
DESPERATE ROMANTICS: AN AESTHETIC SOIRÉE
Date: 25th February Time: 7pm – 8.30pm, doors open at 6:30pm Tickets: £25; entry includes a wine reception Poet in the City presents an…
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