Unpack a poem
![Photo of Leila Chatti looking at the camera. She has long brown hair and is wearing a black turtleneck sweater and red lipstick.](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Leila-Chatti-320x225.jpg)
On Trying To Notice Joy
Polly Atkin on her love of tea, Teaism, and what Leila Chatti's poem 'Tea' means to her
![Close up photo of Diane Seuss' face. She looks intensely at the camera, heavy dark eyeshadow frames her eyes.](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Diane-Seuss-320x225.jpg)
I drove all the way to Cape Disappointment
Rachel Burns takes a close look at the opening poem of frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss
![Natalie Shaw, wearing glasses and standing in front of a green wall with a framed painting on it.](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Natalie-Shaw-320x225.jpg)
Down in the soily waters
Natalie Shaw gives us a close reading of the poem 'Maybe; maybe not' by Denise Riley
![Photo of John Glenday sitting outside in front of a bridge. He is wearing a blue shirt and has a short grey beard and greying hair.](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/john-glenday-320x225.jpg)
We can never be passengers any more
Alan Buckley gives us his close reading of the poem 'The Walkers' by John Glenday
![Paul Muldoon standing in front of a grey wall looking 'ard. He has grey curly hair and glasses, and he is wearing a brown tweed jacket and tie and a dark shirt.](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Paul-Muldoon-320x225.jpg)
With a pink and a pink and a pinkie-pick
Unpack a Poem: Steven Lovatt on 'The Loaf' by Paul Muldoon
![Picture of Don looking straight at the camera, He has a gray beard and a bald head, black jacket and white shirt.](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Don-Paterson-320x225.jpg)
My boy is painting outer space
Unpack a poem: Ben Wilkinson on 'The Circle' by Don Paterson
![A photograph of Dannie Abse in a comfortable-looking study or sitting room.He is wearing a tweed jacket and a denim shirt, his hair is white and he is laughing. Photo credit Amit Lennon.](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Dannie-Abse-1-320x225.jpg)
Ticking its own wild time
Tony Curtis on 'In the Theatre' by Dannie Abse, a poem which changed his life as a writer
Photo credit and copyright Amit Lennon
Photo credit and copyright Amit Lennon
![A tiny man defending himself from a large and dangerous looking cat! Its a poster image from the film " The Incredible Shrinking Man"](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shrink-green-320x225.jpg)
After the first phase, after the great fall
In the first of a new series of close readings, Hilary Menos unpacks the poem ‘Incredible’ by Simon Armitage