Mowing the lawn with Maura Dooley

‘There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as … More

Lifesaving Poems: Tonnus Oosterhoff’s ‘Middle Ages’

Middle Ages (Translated by Paul Vincent) Folk from the past jostled for a place in the wall with distant … More

I’m grateful to you, you see. I wanted to tell you. –Raymond Carver (‘For Tess’) A kind, wise man once … More

Last night saw the launch of Magma 53 at the Troubadour Coffee House in London with guest readers and Lifesaving … More

I was struck by a remark of Seamus Heaney in an interview he gave some years ago now. He was … More