The latest issue of Magma (No. 44, Summer 2009) includes my reviews of Mark Doty 's eighth book of poems, Theories and Apparitions , John Agard 's Darwin-inspired Clever Backbone , and Rob A Mackenzie 's debut collection, The Opposite of Cabbage . The issue also contains new poems by Alan Buckley , Alison Brackenbury and Sheenagh Pugh , among many other features, including an interview with Jackie Kay (pictured on the issue's cover, above). Find out more here .
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