POL Magazine · Poetry Out Loud
Poetry Out Loud — International Literary Magazine. Explore the POL magazine archive: international literary voices brought together through poetry, prose poetry, short fiction, articles, reviews and writing in translation.
Latest Issue
Issue 7 · September 2025
Shan Uday Shankar Durjay, Louise Whyburd and contributors
The seventh issue of POL presents short stories, prose poems and articles in English. Published in September 2025, this instalment continues the magazine’s programme of contemporary literary writing and provides a single volume for readers interested in several forms of creative work.
The Archive
Six issues of Poetry Out Loud, listed newest first. Each issue links to its own page with the full description, complete cover, credits, available formats and purchasing options.
In POL bookshopIssue 7 · September 2025
Shan Uday Shankar Durjay, Louise Whyburd and contributors
The seventh issue presents short stories, prose poems and articles in English, continuing POL’s programme of contemporary literary writing.
Issue 6 · September 2024
Uday Shankar Durjay, Louise Whyburd, Gauranga Mohanta and contributors
Prose poetry, short fiction and translated work, including a special supplement focusing on Subrata Kumar Das and writing and research connected with his work.
Issue 5 · Year 5, 2023
Uday Shankar Durjay, Louise Whyburd, Gauranga Mohanta and contributors
An English-language collection of short stories, prose poems and book reviews, bringing together different literary forms and contributing voices.
Issue 4 · Year 4, 2022
Uday Shankar Durjay and contributors
The fourth annual issue brings together short stories, prose poems and book reviews in English as part of Poetry Out Loud’s international literary programme.
Issue 3 · March 2021
Uday Shankar Durjay, David Lee Morgan, Louise Whyburd and contributors
An issue centred on prose poetry, bringing together contributors to the UK-based international literary magazine.
Issue 2 · Year 2020
Uday Shankar Durjay and contributors
The second issue of POL brings together international contemporary poetry in an English-language volume published in the UK.
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