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!

Escape
'A Portrait of my Father in the Public Bar of the Royal Arms by David Lukens' in black text on white with a yellow Friday Poem blob right in the centre (like a yellow snooker ball, perhaps, which would be appropriate).
'After the miracle by Richard Meier' in black text on white with a small Friday Poem yellow blob over the end of the word 'miracle'.
The Friday Poem 'Guitar' by Tess Jolly
green front cover of poetry book How To Wash A Heart by Bhanu Kapil
Photo showing a jumble of children's plastic dolls in a state of disrepair.
A photograph of Phillip Gross. He is looking quizzical and has grey hair and a beard.
Four people dressed in sparkly festival gear, one with a blue suit covered in white clouds.They are screaming with joy and waving neon coloured glow sticks. Party on!
Tulipa Ingens
Down time by Chris Jones
a hand holding a pen with a blue winners rosette attached to it
A painting of a woman shelling peas, the clouds are bright, she has red hair and a blue blouse with small white flowers on it