''Acumen'' is a triannual

literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...

with special emphasis on

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

and is based in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, the

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History and profile

''Acumen'' began publication in 1985. The magazine, headquartered in Brixham, was founded by Patricia Oxley, who was also its

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until issue 100 in May 2021 when Danielle Hope replaced her in the post. Her husband

William Oxley William Oxley (1939 – February 4, 2020) was an English poet. In addition to 31 poetry publications, he was also responsible for a range of books covering literary criticism, philosophy, fiction, plays and biography. Biography Oxley began his c ...

was its treasurer and interviews editor. The journal is published by Acumen Publications three times a year and covers

poems Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in a ...

by both famous and lesser known

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and reviews of poems. The magazine was formerly headquartered in

Brixham Brixham is a coastal town and civil parish, the smallest and southernmost of the three main population centres (the others being Paignton and Torquay) on the coast of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. Commercial fish ...

before its head office was moved to London. The magazine hosts an international poetry competition.

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