The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

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

This barter of enthusiasm 2

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, D.A. Prince and Richie McCaffery choose funny-serious poems by Norman MacCaig, William Makepeace Thackeray and Alexander Hutchison

My boy is painting outer space

Unpack a poem: Ben Wilkinson on 'The Circle' by Don Paterson

Castaway Companions

Castaway: Greta Stoddart chooses poems by Elizabeth Bishop, Raymond Carver and Czeslaw Milosz for her desert island stay

Inside iamb

Inside iamb: The Friday Poem talks to Mark Antony Owen, founder and editor of iamb

Progress was made

Feature: Poet and literature activist Jonathan Davidson considers progress, sharing and how to carry poetry into the future

Ticking its own wild time

Unpack a poem: Tony Curtis on 'In the Theatre' by Dannie Abse

Castaway Companions

Castaway: Suzannah Evans chooses poems by Ian McMillan, Marie Howe and Tony Hoagland to take to her desert island

Inside Spelt

Inside Spelt: The Friday Poem talks to Wendy Pratt, founder and editor of Spelt Magazine