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!

montage of eight eco poetry book covers illustrated with a variety of trees leaves and one large crashing wave.
'Beige by Mark Fiddes' in black text on white with a small Friday Poem blob like a small sun.
Saturday Morning
Pears Soap by Damaris West
Holy
Protection
What looks like an acrylic painting of vines, berries and white flowers.
photo of Kae Tempest, short hair, black polo shirt
Swimmers
The words "You're fucking lost 
and fucking found 
stuck in fucking 
chicken town" in white stencil font on a black background
'Other people's parties' by Martyn Crucefiix in black text on white with a Friday Poem yellow blob over 'eopl' and 'ies'.
This is a dark book cover (could have guessed really, "Mouth of Shadows" and all that). The image looks like the inside of a cave (think "Lord of the Rings") a light comes from above and throws a circular glow on the floor.