Interview | Jérôme Bonnetto talks to Erik Martiny
Erik Martiny Jérôme Bonnetto Jérôme Bonnetto grew up in Nice where he studied maths and then literature. He’s been living…
Fiction | Gleanings by Jack Sheehan
Jack Sheehan Gleanings When the weather is dry I sometimes sleep with the chickens. People will tell you they’re…
Interview | An East African Odyssey to the House of Rust by Samir Jeraj
Samir Jeraj House of Rust Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s debut novel The House of Rust opens with our heroine Aisha going…
Fiction | Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong [Extract]
Sheila Armstrong Falling Animals The following extract is taken from ‘Falling Animals’ by Shiela Armstrong. Used with permission of the…
Archive | Tigers are Better-looking by Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys Tigers are Better-looking . . This short story by Jean Rhys originally appeared in a 1962 edition of…
Archive | Living in London – XII by Shiva Naipaul
Shiva Naipaul Living in London – XII I have had the dubious distinction of having lived in Earls Court twice:…
Interview | Gabi Reigh On Translating Romanian Literature
Andreea Iulia Scridon Gabi Reigh speaks to The London Magazine about translating Romanian literature, the value of ‘literary archaeology’ and…
Archive | Five Angolan Poets (trans. Ann Titterington)
Costa Andrade, Mario Antonio, Antonio Cardosa, Arnaldo Santos, and Agostinho Neto Five Angolan Poets (Trans. Ann Titterington) INTRODUCTION Ann Titterington…
Archive | The Good German by Anton Chekov (trans. Peter Constantine)
Anton Chekov The Good German (Trans. Peter Constantine) Ivan Karlovitch Schwei, the senior foreman at the Funk & Co. steel…
Interview | Geoffrey Marsh on ‘Aladdin Sane: 50 Years’ at The Southbank
Jamie Cameron The London Magazine speaks to Geoffrey Marsh, curator of a new exhibition at the Southbank delving into the…
Fiction | All The Lonely People by Olivia Gallo (trans. Kit Maude)
Olivia Gallo All The Lonely People (trans. Kit Maude) The newspaper says that the city government has hired falcons to…
Fiction | Never Wases Anonymous by Gerard McKeown
Gerard McKeown Never Wases Anonymous ‘Every time I see Justin Bieber’s face on a poster, I want to spit…
Fiction | On the Beach by Elizabeth Brennan
Elizabeth Brennan On The Beach … The rocks are chewed-up bits of giant chewing gum, the sand around them satin-like…
Poetry | After Party / After Life by Mona Arshi
Mona Arshi After Party/ After life I say: Please.. can I join you for a few moments in this…
Interview | Mona Arshi on David Bowie, Keeping Things New & The Purpose of Poetry
Jamie Cameron Mona Arshi speaks to The London Magazine about her Aladdin Sane-inspired poem, ‘After Party / After Life’, celebrating…
Fiction | Fragments by Gabi Reigh
Gabi Reigh Fragments After the funeral, Eva returned to her father’s apartment. Inside it was dark, even though it was…
Poetry | Love Letters from the End of the World by Natalie Linh Bolderston
Natalie Linh Bolderston Love Letters from the End of the World … Dear N, As I write this, the horizon…
Interview | Natalie Linh Bolderston on her Aladdin Sane-inspired poem, celebrating the anniversary of David Bowie’s iconic album
Jamie Cameron Natalie Linh Bolderston speaks to The London Magazine about her Aladdin Sane-inspired poem, ‘Love Letters from the End…
Fiction | Any Mother Would by Jayson Carcione
Jayson Carcione Any Mother Would I do not think of the man in the bed. Nothing can distract me from…
Poetry | Understanding Columns by Dominic J. Sweeney
Dominic J. Sweeney Understanding Columns These columns have thundered on too long. We find them braced among seaports laid in…
Fiction | The Bells by Sean Tanner
Sean Tanner The Bells … The old pub was as dark and dank a hole as Ireland had ever produced.…
Poetry | Bingo by Yanita Georgieva
Yanita Georgieva Bingo … I haven’t had a conversation since 2009 The last time I heard two people speak It…
Poetry | Call by Christian Wethered
Christian Wethered Call… Once the reverse-charge was accepted it was just you and your mother light and distant you could…
Fiction | Compositions in Black and Red by Martin Jackson
Martin Jackson Compositions in Black and Red … People, a few, not as often as you might think, they ask…