![]() ![]() The magazine funds itself through book sales and a poetry prize. The Frogmore Papers is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and editor Jeremy Page said he has sometimes been "ridiculously overburdened" but has never missed an issue. While grant funding is precarious and time-consuming, individual editors are committed to keeping poetry magazines alive. Sabah secured Arts Council England grants for PBLJ in 20, but an application for 2023 was unsuccessful, putting the magazine's future in doubt. Most magazines rely on unpaid labour or grant funding to survive. The sector does not have a viable business model, according to Naush Sabah, editor of Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal (PBLJ). A number of well-known titles have recently closed down, including Ambit, the Moth and South Bank Poetry. Poetry magazines are struggling to stay afloat, with Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating an already volatile industry. ![]()
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