The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

Presence

by Marcia Menter — our Friday Poem on 18/03/22

paid

Feature: Andrew McMillan on the challenges and rewards of poetry commissions

Waiting with Leszek

by June Wentland — our Friday Poem on 08/04/22

Poetry: a lockdown journey

Feature: Sophie Buchaillard talks about the Writers on Reading podcast, how poetry can be a real conversation between writer and reader, and about the future of Welsh poetry

Three pamphlets: Martin Figura, Leontia Flynn and Naush Sabah

Pamphlet Review: Khadija Rouf reviews My Name is Mercy by Martin Figura (Fair Acre, 2021), Hilary Menos reviews Nina Simone is Singing by Leontia Flynn (Mariscat, 2021) and Mat Riches reviews Litanies by Naush Sabah (Guillemot, 2021)

Wind-up people

by Jacqueline Schaalje — our Friday Poem on 11/03/22

I’m enjoying the anonymity while it lasts

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Brian Bilston, the unofficial Poet Laureate of Twitter

Prizes prised from the perished

Pamphlet Review: Bruno Cooke reviews Please Do Not Touch by Casey Bailey (Burning Eye, 2021)

Lost at the Western General

by Kate Hendry — our Friday Poem on 04/03/22

This is the naming of trees / this is a series of flames / this is watching you all disappear

Book Review: Clare Best reviews All the Men I Never Married by Kim Moore (Seren, 2021)

Four thrilling new worlds

Pamphlet Review: Maggie Mackay looks at the four winning pamphlets of The Poetry Business International Book & Pamphlet Competition 2021

The Control Room

by Suzannah Evans — our Friday Poem on 25/02/22