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!

Kind ofd abstract blocky design in blue and grey with a pause icon in a orange circle in the centre.
A yellow graphic of a bee seen from above on a green/blue background
Paul Muldoon standing in front of a grey wall looking 'ard. He has grey curly hair and glasses, and he is wearing a brown tweed jacket and tie and a dark shirt.
Line drawing of a lily on a pink background
Part of a slightly abstract painting showing (I think) a mirror (or window), a blue door, and some red vertical lines that could be curtains ... or a draped scarf ... or something.
Black and white image showing four female poets, Carol Ann Duffy, Penelope Shuttle, Linda France and Evan Bolan. They all look poetically pensive
A background of the stock exchange with the words "The economist can tell you about your bank balance, but the poet has a window into your soul" superimposed
Black and white detail from a woodcut showing skeletons marching and clambering, some playing horns.
Drawing of a cow with wings on a pink background. It is saying 'Bong' and it's by Spike Milligan.
Oil painting in mostly grey and blue showing a jug and two bowls on a shelf
A detail from 'Hato zu' a woodcut by Konen Uchara. It shows a rolling blue ocean with white flecks and a blue sky.
Image of a white skull on a black background. The skull has a pink flower in the right eye socket.