The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

The Friday Poem

Welcome to The Friday Poem Archive. During 2021 – 2024 we published original poems, reviews of poetry collections & pamphlets, and features about poetry, here on this site. There are more than 700 posts for you to browse – this page displays a random selection, refresh the page for more, or you can use the Search function or do an Archive search, both top right, if you know what you’re looking for. Now The Friday Poem posts on Substack – come and take a look. You can subscribe, also top right, or via our Substack – if you do, you’ll get a post in your inbox on most Friday mornings ready for you to enjoy with your mid-morning beverage. Keep on poeting, poets!

The words 'God Complex' in a yellow serif font on a light green background. Its a Faber cover. I think that they are a bit dull to be honest ... but you know, one person's dull is the other person's classic.
Black and white image of an intense looking young man, on the light grey background are some partially obscured words from Spenders poem "In Railway Halls, on Pavements Near the Traffic"
A tiny man defending himself from a large and dangerous looking cat! Its a poster image from the film " The Incredible Shrinking Man"
The Friday Poem 'Portrait of the Poet as an Artist' by Chris Edgoose
Illustration of a 1950's style woman getting ready to stab a python with a dagger. I know right! Pretty racey for poetry (It's even got a yellow background!). I'll take it over an abstract thought doodle though.
"Party" as Both Verb and Moral Imperative by Katherine Meehan" in black text on white with a large yellow Friday Poem blob over the top right quarter
Kim Moore with red hair wearing a green top and green check dungarees leaning against a tree
Photo of Samuel Tongue. He is wearing a blue shirt and has short brown hair. He is smiling and standing in front of a green hedge.
Black text on white reads: "Double first, 1957 by Beatrice Garland" with a small Friday Poem yellow blob over the 1957
Pathé News Visits the Ace of Spades
'The Importance of Being Earnest by Jeanette Burton' in black text on white with a big yellow Friday Poem blob over the right hand lower side.
Inheritance