The Friday Poem

A poem every Friday

The Friday Poem

Welcome to The Friday Poem Archive. During 2021 – 2024 we published original poems, reviews of poetry collections & pamphlets, and features about poetry, here on this site. There are more than 700 posts for you to browse – this page displays a random selection, refresh the page for more, or you can use the Search function or do an Archive search, both top right, if you know what you’re looking for. Now The Friday Poem posts on Substack – come and take a look. You can subscribe, also top right, or via our Substack – if you do, you’ll get a post in your inbox on most Friday mornings ready for you to enjoy with your mid-morning beverage. Keep on poeting, poets!

Section of book cover, red background with parts of letters in black and white.
A red background has a repeating pattern on it, the pattern comprises two open hands with stigmata, a syringe with a needle and some figs, halved and whole.
Black text on white reads: 'Art on the Walls by Nicholas McGaughey' with a quarter of a small yellow Friday Poem blob in the top right hand corner.
Photo showing a jumble of children's plastic dolls in a state of disrepair.
Close up of a medlar tree showing green leaves and purple fruit.
Book cover showing a black background with a watercolour of a hawthorn branch in flower.
black and white photograph of a park bench. There is a small backpack on one end. A glass and a bottle are nearby.
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A thumbs up and a two fingers salute in front of a poetry submission letter
Close up photo of Diane Seuss' face. She looks intensely at the camera, heavy dark eyeshadow frames her eyes.
A fifties-style graphic showing the rocky surface of a planet with coloured moons and asteroids. The words 'Space Baby' are superimposed in white.
Photo of Samuel Tongue. He is wearing a blue shirt and has short brown hair. He is smiling and standing in front of a green hedge.