The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

Hunker

Feature: Jane Routh on 'hunker'

We can never be passengers any more

Feature: Alan Buckley unpacks the poem 'The Walkers' by John Glenday 

The Right Questions

Feature: Will Daunt  looks at the work of Roger Elkin and the critical relevance of his latest project The F Word

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Feature: Mike Barlow, Helena Nelson and Martin Figura choose funny-serious poems by e. e. cummins, Mark Halliday and Peter Howard

Vivat Mariscat

In Conversation: we talk to Hamish Whyte of Mariscat Press

Castaway Companions

Castaway poet Rachael Matthews choses poems by Jennifer L Knox, Adrienne Rich, and Kathleen Jamie for her desert island stay

With a pink and a pink and a pinkie-pick

Unpack a Poem: Steven Lovatt on 'The Loaf' by Paul Muldoon

Hooks and Visions: Sylvia Plath and Me

Feature: Sarah Corbett, director and producer of the Sylvia Plath Literary Festival, remembers what first drew her to Plath's work

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Feature: Matthew Stewart, Annie Fisher and Christopher James choose funny-serious poems by Maria Taylor, Luke Kennard and Billy Collins

We punch above our weight and compete with the big five

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Zoë Brigley and Rhian Edwards, the new Poetry Editors at Seren Books

Gathering flowers

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Kathryn Gray and Andrew Neilson of digital poetry journal Bad Lilies

This barter of enthusiasm

Feature: Chris Edgoose, DA Prince and Richie McCaffery choose funny-serious poems by Norman MacCaig, William Makepeace Thackeray and Alexander Hutchison