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!

The Friday Poem 'Guitar' by Tess Jolly
The title of the book in seraph font on a an apricot background. Could do better.
a black handprint on a white background with a yellow stripe down the left hand side
A predominantly black and white old photograph of an oldish woman standing if front of a stone house, arms akimbo. She is dressed in black and wearing a black bonnet-like hat. Her apron is in colour and embroidered with large primitive flower shapes.
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.
The Friday Poem 'Portrait of the Poet as an Artist' by Chris Edgoose
Photo of a meat market porter at work
Graphic print showing a woman's head and arm in pale colours. She is wearing a crown of flowers.
Tellisford Weir
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.
Ink stencil style picture of a cat (the Mariscat cat) on a cream watercolour background.
A ripe Camembert a bottle of Gaillac red wine with a poem on the label and a half full glass in front of a yellow window. The poem is Zaleo Premium by Matthew Stewart