New Poetry from Susan Haldane!
As Above, So Below Winner of Pulp Literature’s Magpie Award for Poetry, Susan Haldane‘s ‘A Short History of Space Travel’ takes the reader to dizzying […]
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‘Ghost Story’ by SL Leong
Homeward Bound In ‘Ghost Story’ by SL Leong, a young woman navigates the hauntings of her past and present. Enjoy this excerpt from Issue 29, […]
New Poetry from Roxanna Bennett!
The Boundary of Acceptable That phrase, the boundary of acceptable, comes to us from Roxanna Bennett‘s ‘The Last of the Iron Lungs’, second runner-up in […]
New Poetry from Abner Porzio!
Hijinx or Bust Hijinx or bust, a phrase from Abner Porzio‘s poem ‘Californian Illusion’ (Issue 29), holds the live, baby, live impetus found in much […]
Spring Forth: The Magpie Award for Poetry Opens March 1st!
Poetry Springs Eternal Winter’s grey is ’bout to end,And spring will sprout its green again.So here we share the happy news:A sparkling contest to peruse!In […]
New Poetry from Charlene Kwiatkowski
Winner of the 2020 Magpie Award for Poetry for ‘they say you will teach me more than I will ever teach you’, Charlene Kwiatkowski has a knowing finger on the pulse of family. Charlene has generously gifted us with another of her beautiful pieces. ‘How far the apple falls’ is an ekphrastic poem inspired by the poignant surrealist sculpture Father and Son.
Winners of the 2020 Magpie Award for Poetry
Three for a Whirl Ready for a spin? The results are in! Oh, where to begin… Okay, enough of the rhymes, already. Lucky for you, […]
The 2020 Magpie Award for Poetry Shortlist
Ten for a Bird You Must Not Miss How to salute the clever magpie? With a tip of the hat, of course. According to British […]
Announcing the Winners of the 2019 Magpie Award for Poetry
The scent drifting from our window sill must have let you know the pies are done … and the results are finally in. We have […]
The 2019 Magpie Award Shortlist
Let’s cut to the chase; you’ve been waiting to hear about the Magpie Award for Poetry results for a while now! We offer up the […]