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!

Black text on white reads "Three poems by Dane Holt" with a yellow Friday Poem blob over part of the image.
Appears to be a watercolour painting in a block graphic style representing sea in the foreground and a sandy seashore behind. The whole thing has a slightly swirly pattern visible. A bit like the circle marks on an artex ceiling, but more artistic.
Photo of Sarah, she has short dark brown hair and is wearing a thin blue scarf and a blue linen top.
Line drawing of a lily on a pink background
Snowday
Section of book cover, red background with parts of letters in black and white.
Black and white photo showing Elizabeth Bishop standing in front of some rocks.
‘The Sound of the Struggle by Charles Rammelkamp’ in black text on white with a yellow Friday Poem blob over the ‘Str’ of Struggle
The Solvent Properties of Water
Part of a painting which shows a foot on a tightrope.
Abstract. A red splodge on a black splurge on a yellow squidge.
My Farm