The London Magazine
Archived since
February/ March 2010
Modern Archive
88 issues
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:
June / July 2026
Cover image and artwork by Heidi Lanino.
Poetry by TLM Poetry Prize 2026 winners Nina Reljić, Henry Woodland and Natalie Perman, as well as Tristram Fane Saunders, Nick Laird, Imogen Cassels, Campbell McGrath, Brett Shaw, Mary Anne Clark, Milena Williamson and Haig Lucas.
Short fiction by Son Bo-Mi, Lawrence Osborne and Tim MacGabhann.
Featuring Martín Francisco Saps on the rise of a new religious politics, and David Zane Mairowitz on the 1976 ‘battle’ of Primrose Hill.
Reviews:
- Rowland Bagnall on A Chorus of Ears by Denise Riley.
- Hugh Foley on Transcription by Ben Lerner.
- John Merrick on the General Strike of 1926.
And featuring The London Magazine’s 2026 Survey of Poets, with responses from Rachael Allen, Jorie Graham, Lavinia Greenlaw, Ishion Hutchinson, Luke Kennard, Nick Makoha, Ange Mlinko, Paul Muldoon, Don Paterson, Pascale Petit, Camille Ralphs, Sam Riviere, A. E. Stallings, Joelle Taylor and Hugo Williams.
Cover details: Figurative Foldlines II, Heidi Lanino, 2021, acrylic, charcoal, vintage dress pattern collage, 40in x 32in
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