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We're a bilingual literary magazine based in Madrid, Spain. We love new poetry, fiction and art and feature interviews with well-known writers and artists. Subs Closed.

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Simon Armitage on Poetry, Translation and Spain By James Hartley

An oldie but a goodie. From Issue 2. #Friday #poetry #madrid
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Ethnology: a love song for Connemara Poet Cathy Galvin discusses her book Ethnology: a love song for Connemara.

Great interview with @cathygalvin.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social's Arena ahead of her launch @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social on 24 March. She was speaking to @rickoshea.bsky.social about her debut Ethnology: a love song for Connemara, and read two poems from the book.
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Today's #photograph is another moody one from yesterday's dawn #cycle ride. This is a view from the #Conwy bridge, looking towards #Llandudno #Wales #photography

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My February reads: Wired for Story, Spring is in the Air, The Warehouse, Where We Meet the World, A Scarred Drifter, This is Your Mind on Plants

My February reads: Wired for Story, Spring is in the Air, The Warehouse, Where We Meet the World, A Scarred Drifter, This is Your Mind on Plants

My February Reads πŸ“š

I was particularly impressed with Sotto Voce’s A SCARRED DRIFTER; and that Spring Kissmet anthology included many delightful stories.

There is so much talent in the Indie Author community. If you’ve never picked up an Indie book, I recommend giving it a shot. 😊

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Five persons standing on a patterned rug and smiling near a table in a conference hall.

Five persons standing on a patterned rug and smiling near a table in a conference hall.

Grateful to be on a panel with these brilliant, inspiring @sarabandebooks.bsky.social authors today. Thank you to everyone who bought a book and stayed for the signing. πŸ–€

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Between Life and Change Imogen Wade on the Spiritual Urgency of Poetry in Girl, Swooning

A publication day interview @littlebrown.bskthemadrid
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#poetry #new #debut

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Seven-spot Ladybird seen on a window frame in Cheshire today.

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AOC: We already have multiple American service members who are dead for an illegal action that the president has pursued with no plan out. They don’t know why they got into this war. They’re talking about a hundred different reasons, and they don’t know how they’re getting out.

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Single Daily Tablet Shows Powerful Results for People With Drug-Resistant HIV A large international clinical trial has unveiled a promising new option for people living with highly treatment-resistant HIV.

A development such as this has been a goal for HIV researchers for decades. It is important because people who are faced with difficult treatment regimens are less likely to be compliant.
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@artmadrid.bsky.social is on now at the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid #art #arte #madrid

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Starts today at IFEMA and we'll be there! #art #arte #modernart #madrid #artfair

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Been wrestling with this one for a while now, and finally completed it this weekend. I am not a religious person, more of an apatheist, but every painter takes a stab at a madonna once right? Even accidentally? Its a tradition.

Madonna of the Garden
36" x 48", acrylic on canvas

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Edging towards a finished state with this piece ✍️

#art #drawing #charcoal #darkart

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Me at Fiction Fest, and the covers of four of my books including CRAWLSPACE, STRANGER THINGS: DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL and STAR WARS: SHADOW OF THE SITH.

Me at Fiction Fest, and the covers of four of my books including CRAWLSPACE, STRANGER THINGS: DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL and STAR WARS: SHADOW OF THE SITH.

Super stoked to be at Fiction Fest, a brand new literary festival coming to Manchester on April 11. I'm hosting the panel "Monsters in the Margins" featuring @garethlpowell.bsky.social, @manylittlewords.bsky.social, @melliver.bsky.social & @voidcricket.bsky.social! Tickets at www.fictionfest.co.uk!

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New Madrid Players show. Tickets and info: www.madridplayers.es/thelioninwin...

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The Path Is the Work: Carmen Mansilla on Art and Transformation Ahead of her participation in ARCO Madrid, Issue 7 cover artist Carmen Mansilla discusses her journey and creative philosophy with The Madrid Review Art Editor Lis Iglesias.

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#art #artist #madrid #arco #interview #contemporaryart

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Between the City and the Woods: A Conversation with Billy Collins A rare interview with the man whose plainspoken poems have quietly shaped American literature. By James Hartley.

An interview with Billy Collins
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My flash story, Delegation, is in this issue! Huge thanks to editor James Hartley for including my work. (Plus he interviews the great Michel Faber. 😍) #WritingCommunity

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Libreria Muga a las 18hr hoy

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Including my flash fiction, β€œSalvage”.

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You can buy Issue 7 in electronic or gorgeous printed form here (ships worldwide): themadridreview.com
#writers #writing #readers #reading #magazine #litmag #buy #now #peace

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The poem is amazing (and the interview). We’re very honoured.

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MaΓ±ana en Libreria Muga, Vallecas, Madrid. Hay cervezas. Hay vida. #libros #vallecas #madrid #mexico #berlin
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Read up!

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Issue 7 is out on Friday β€œYou are what you love, not what loves you,” writes Michel Faber in his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White and that could also be a description of Issue 7 of The Madrid Review, published this ...

Issue 7 of The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social - I am thrilled to bits that my poem 'The arrivants' is included amidst such wonderful company, including @eleanorholmes.bsky.social, to name but one! themadridreview.com/f/issue-7-is...

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Sketchbookery splashabout

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