The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

Rowan Bell

Photograph of Katrina walking on a beach wearing a round black hat. (photo Joe Grabham).

Evoking the Natural World

Rowan Bell talks to Katrina Porteous about the power of dialect words, plagiarism, and writing for radio
Old black and white picture of Billy Childish and Tracey Erin from the back cover of Childish's Zine 'Prity Thing'.

But is it art? 

Rowan Bell on the art of Tracey Emin and the poetry of Billy Childish
Watercolour showing green grass, white flowers and two leafy trees with a light blue sky.

A lesson for all

Rowan Bell on Ukrainian-American graphic artist Paul Peter Piech and his bold illustrations of poetry
Black and white photograph of Picasso and Éluard in conversation.

Picasso, ici, je te vois, et je te nomme

Rowan Bell on the relationship between artist Picasso and poet Paul Éluard
A photograph of Mercy and Jordan in Kampala. They are smiling.

Poetry in Uganda

Rowan Bell visits Kampala and meets Mercy Geno Apachi, performance poet, and Jordan Megolonyo, founder of the Klan poetry house
Painting showing a woman sitting at a table with a red and white check tablecloth, she is drinking coffee and a small brown dachshund has its paws on the table next to her.

Pierre Bonnard and the art of writing poetry

Rowan Bell on impressionist Pierre Bonnard and the art of writing poetry
Black text on white reads ‘Buggy Baby by Rowan Bell’ with a Friday Poem yellow blob over the far right hand corner.

Puggy Baby

by Rowan Bell — Dear Daddy, I love you so much / but I don’t want you to come / to my pre-wedding party. You’ll be / there at the lunch, so you mustn’t be glum. // You can go home on the train / and spend a few moments alone / in Tavistock Square