Magma Issue 89 Performance – Launch event

Like all the best poetry, Magma is always surprising. Every issue of Magma has a different editor, either members of our board or a prominent poet acting as a guest editor. It’s that fresh eye in each issue which gives Magma its unique variety.

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Come and celebrate the publication of the latest issue of Magma Poetry with readings and performances at the beautiful Limehouse Town Hall

Limehouse Town Hall

<h3>The editors of are proud to launch their Magma 89, Performance Issue tonight in the elegant and historic Limehouse Town Hall in London's East End.</h3>Tonight’s readers will include: Shaniqua Benjamin, Elontra Hall, Arun Jeetoo, Tyrone Lewis, Patrizia Longhitano, Francis-Xavier Mukiibi, Maureen Onwunali and Sim Perreira-Madder.Beyond literal definitions, in this issue we wanted to capture the breadth and scope of how performance shows up in the most unlikely settings.We wondered if poems could explore the nuances of when we have a role to assume, a mask to hide behind, secrets to tell and when our identity becomes tied to how we interact in our day-to-day lives.Poetry is a conduit for channelling contrasting yet real interpretations of performance. We’ve found ourselves sitting at the feet of storytellers and become immersed in their worlds of street cleaners and flamenco dancers, magicians and pianists, painters and parents, chemists and comedians, drag queens looking at themselves in the mirror and refugees in the interrogation room.It is no surprise that performance even took centre stage in the natural world, with birds and trees and the silent dancing of sound and light.Tickets are free but registration is required

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