The centrifugal drive behind much of the work featured in the Barbican’s new exhibition Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde is enunciated by Rodin in the first gallery: ‘I express in a loud voice what all artists think. Desire! Desire! What a formidable stimulant.’
The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2018 – Winners Announced!
A huge thanks to everyone who entered this year’s poetry prize! We had so many high quality entries this year…
Interview | Momtaza Mehri — Young People’s Laureate for London
Yesterday we spoke to artist and poet Momtaza Mehri, who has recently been announced as Young People’s Laureate for London, who will take over from poet and musician Caleb Femi in the role which was launched by Spread The Word Last Year.
Archive | Poetry | The Wiper by Louis MacNeice
First published in the May 1960 issue of The London Magazine (Volume 7, No. 5).
Through purblind night the wiper
Reaps a swathe of water
Feature | 7 Alternative London Novels
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln’s Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in…
Essay | Defining my Jewish Identity by Leonard Quart
I grew up in the 1940s and ’50s when the city’s ethnic groups were more clearly divided and a lingering…
Review | Arkady by Patrick Langley
Patrick Langley’s Arkady is the story of two brothers, Jackson and Frank, who are drifting. They explore the city, a…
Event | New River Press vs The London Magazine at Burley Fisher Books
On Thursday at Burley Fisher Books in East London, The London Magazine will be collaborating on an evening of poetry and spoken word with the poetry publishers New River Press.
The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2018
Submissions are now open for The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2018!
The London Magazine has published short stories by some of the most well-respected literary figures over the course of long history, from Jean Rhys to V. S. Pritchett. Our annual Short Story Competition seeks out new voices to join them.
Interview | Roubi L’Roubi | Saatchi Gallery | Forests and Spirits: Figurative art from the Khartoum School
An interview with Roubi L’Roubi, co-curator of Forests and Spirits: Figurative art from the Khartoum School, a new exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery.
Essay | Fighting Against Productivity by Anna Aguilar
I recently spent a week in an unremarkable town in South West England. Throughout the day, which I spent alone, I found myself feeling trapped and anxious.
Review | Focus Kazakhstan: Postnomadic Mind
Stepping into Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, originally built in 1890 to power the machinery of industrial London, the similarities between…
Review | This is Memorial Device by David Keenan
Scottish music in 1983 This is Memorial Device, David Keenan, Faber and Faber, February 2017, pp.304, £14.99, (paperback) News of the…
The London Magazine Podcast | Episode 3 | Dr Matthew Green
Welcome to episode 3 of The London Magazine podcast! This month, we spoke to Dr Matthew Green, author of…
Winners Announced! | The London Magazine & Collyer Bristow Award For Debut Fiction
Last night we had a wonderful evening at the Collyer Bristow Gallery in London for the awards ceremony of the…
Interview | Cradeaux Alexander
American video and performance artist Cradeaux Alexander presents a mid-career retrospective this month at Bow Arts, London. Jemima Walter met…
Interview | Richard Hearns
The acclaimed Irish artist Richard Hearns has an upcoming exhibition entitled Journey at Cadogan Contemporary. This will be the artist’s…
Review | Burning Woman by Lucy H. Pearce
Briony Willis Burning Woman Burning Woman, by Lucy H. Pearce, Womancraft Publishing, pp. 240, £10.99 (paperback) Designed to teach, inspire and empower generations…
Event Preview | Kenilworth Arts Festival
An eclectic collection of prize-winning novelists and acclaimed international musicians will come together once again for the third annual Kenilworth…
Archive | Fiction | Silvio by Arturo Vivante
First published in the June 1970 edition of The London Magazine (Vol. 10, No. 3) Like a statue too…
Review | Letters To A First Love From The Future by Andy Armitage
Andy Armitage’s pamphlet is among a number of new releases from the poetry press Half-Moon Books, which is based in…
Archive | Poetry | Peter Bland
Peter Bland, the New Zealand writer and actor, has written extensively over his long career, and has been lauded with…
Event Preview | HighTide Theatre
After a hugely successful year in 2017, HighTide Theatre returns to Walthamstow for a second outing. Bringing a varied…
Fiction | On His Own Ground by Vis Nathan
First published in the December 1976/January 1977 of The London Magazine (Volume 16, No.5) Gopal entered his cubby-hole surrounded…
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