The London Magazine

Archived since February/ March 2010

86 issues

Modern Archive Bi-monthly

The UK's oldest cultural journal featuring the best original poetry, short fiction, cultural reviews and literary essays since 1732.

The London Magazine has been responsible for publishing some of the most significant literature in British history. From Wordsworth, Shelley and Keats to T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas and Doris Lessing, today it remains at the forefront with the best contemporary writing. Its writers on art have included John Richardson, Alan Bowness, Edward Lucie-Smith and Mel Gooding and it has featured original work by Graham Sutherland, Prunella Clough, Maggie Hambling and Frank Auerbach.

Latest issue

Poetry by Claudine Toutoungi, Austin Allen, Zachary Bos, Tim Liardet, Carl Phillips, Sim Pereira-Madder, Caitríona O’Reilly, Lisa Kelly, Stephen Kampa, Rachel Jeffcoat and Rory Attwood.

Short fiction by Adrian Nathan West, Miruna Fulgeanu, Vivian Lord and David McGrath.

Featuring Zoe Guttenplan on invisible media, AI and the age of sameness, and Aled Maclean-Jones on New Labour and The Millennium Dome.

Reviews:
Dominic Leonard on the T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2025
Joseph Williams on Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
Eleanor Clark on Discord by Jeremy Cooper

Cover image by Zyrko.

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