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!

A woman holding a microphone. She is on stage with some funky purple and blue lighting.
'Derek's Thoughts on Bodies in Motion by Jonathan Humble' in black text on white with a yellow Friday Poem blob over the top right hand side.
Photo of Leila Chatti looking at the camera. She has long brown hair and is wearing a black turtleneck sweater and red lipstick.
A book cover showing what looks like two purple tinted, torn paper images of a woman's face . One shows two eyes and a bit of nose, the other shows one eye , half a nose and a mouth.
Slug by Hollie McNish, orange text on a purple background
Part of a graphic showing the top of a wooden noticeboard such as one would seen a church. The top has a small flower cutout.
A photograph of Mercy and Jordan in Kampala. They are smiling.
A photograph of Phillip Gross. He is looking quizzical and has grey hair and a beard.
Three piles of stones on the seashore. Five stones, seven stones, and then five stones. Haiku innit.
Black text on white reads: "Phobia by Nicholas Hogg". There's a quarter of a big yellow Friday Poem blob over the top right hand side.
Stewart Sanderson standing in a field in front of the Cheviots. He is smiling.. well, why not? It looks like a great place.
Hand drawn title 'GUB' in black on a cream background. A beastly mouth is surrounding the 'B'