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!

Photo of Jill Abram. She has long curly hair and is standing in front of trees.
Black text on white reads: 'Dog-walking in a Cemetery by Helen Kay' with a large yellow Friday Poem blob over the bottom half a bit like a setting sun.
A thumbs up and a two fingers salute in front of a poetry submission letter
Photograph of Helen Evans. She has short grey hair and is clasping her hands and leaning to her left.
The Biddy Boys
Abstract. A red splodge on a black splurge on a yellow squidge.
The word C+nto in white text on a gold background, underneath is the text "& othered poems" in black. Both fonts are serif.
beyond the gate
Four black and white head shots of the poets in this article arranged in a grid
Book cover showing a black background with a watercolour of a hawthorn branch in flower.
A close up black and white picture of a fallen wine glass, and dark liquid is splashing out.
photo of Sharon, she has dark hair and is smiling