The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

The Frip

A man and a woman in period costume from around the 1600s by the look of the wig. They are standing either side of a chemists wooden counter and red smoke billows in the air

Collaboration and Transformation II

Clare Best on collaborating with composers and musicians, translators and book designers


Photo credit: Guildhall School of Music & Drama
The words "We're all in it together" in white bold text on ragged red and blue triangles (a bit like flags) on a white background.

What lies ahead may cause upset

Chris Edgoose reviews WE’RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER: poems for a disUNITED KINGDOM edited by Michael Stewart, Steve Ely and Kayleigh Campbell (Grist, 2022).
A paper cutout of the front steps to Steven Spender's house. It is a blue townhouse and stone steps lead to the front door. Leaves are on the ground, giving an autumnal air.

A single umbrella is enough to start a revolution

Matthew Stewart reviews The Storm in the Piano by Christopher James (Maytree Press, 2022),