Magnus McDowall is a poet from London and a postgraduate student on the Creative Writing MSt at the University of Oxford. His poems have appeared in magazines including Ink, Sweat and Tears and The Vanity Papers, and he has performed spoken word at Hidden Door Arts Festival and London’s Canal Dream Festival. He has also written for film and for Queens Park Rangers Football Club, whom he has supported since childhood.
Magnus McDowall
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Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied
Which part of your lip moves when you speak your disobedience?
3rd June 2026
My Hit List
Magnus McDowall’s cultural highlights
The poet on the unmissable spoken-word performance Pulling Faces by Zakariye, Have You Heard George's Podcast from George the Poet, Lee Chang-dong's psychological thriller Burning, The London Magazine and the 'Dark Americana' sounds of Ethel Cain's album Preacher's Daughter.
29th April 2026
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RENDANG
A magical reclamation of individuality from the mass of some of the world’s largest cities
11th February 2026
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The Thing with Feathers
Dylan Southern’s film adaptation puts masculinity front and centre
21st January 2026
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The Wickedest
Caleb Femi turns a party into a poetry collection where everyone is invited - so long as they remember to dance
10th December 2025
Magnus McDowall
Magnus McDowall is a poet from London and a postgraduate student on the Creative Writing MSt at the University of Oxford.