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The Flight of Helen, engraved by Dalziel Brothers

Poetry | Helen When Asked by Nina Reljić

Poetry

‘My face was not the most beautiful / but any person was entitled to think it was / and what terrifying pleasure in that.’

Nina Reljić’s winning poem in this year’s Poetry Prize.

Blue Woman Reclining II by Heidi Lanino, cover artist of the June / July 2026 issue of The London Magazine

Essay | A 2026 Survey of Poets

Essays, Interviews

Sixty-four years on from the original survey, The London Magazine speaks to fifteen poets, including Jorie Graham, Don Paterson, A. E. Stallings and more, about the state of contemporary poetry.

June / July 2026 Issue

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For digital subscribers, access the June / July 2026 issue here, including the winning poems from this year’s Poetry Prize, as well as new work by Nick Laird and Lawrence Osborne, and The London Magazine’s 2026 Survey of Poets with responses from Jorie Graham, Don Paterson, A. E. Stallings and more.

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