The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

Features

Black and white head and shoulders photo of Helena Nelson smiling into the camera against the background of a field

Poetry editors have a love/hate relationship with poetry

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Helena Nelson about the future of poetry publishing, the cult of personality and where to find good poetry today
photo of Helen Ivory looking up at the sky wearing a black top with a little lacy white collar, red earrings, red lippy and black sunglasses, against buildings. Definitely a foxy rockabilly vibe going on here.

Wild Hearted Woman

Feature: Helen Ivory writes on belonging, identity and finding a voice, and wonders whether hers has a Luton accent
photo of Joelle Taylor with very short blonde hair in a flowery shirt speaking into a mic

You who found your dream but could not spell it

Bruno Cooke meets Spoken Word poet Joelle Taylor and discusses activism, education and the power of poetry
poster of keep calm and share poetry in white block capitals on red background

Friday Poems in the Anglosphere

Feature: The Frip has a scout around for other Friday Poems, from Pan Macmillan and Seren in the UK to radio and print in Australia, New Zealand and the USA