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!

Stewart Sanderson standing in a field in front of the Cheviots. He is smiling.. well, why not? It looks like a great place.
A photograph showing Reg Varney sitting in his London bus.If you're old enough you'll remember 'On the buses'. "That's made my day that has, that's really made my day."
An abstract image (yes, yet another poetry book cover featuring an abstract image ... sigh) showing what looks like various shades of light to mid blue water clolour paint daubed in a swirly pattern on a light blue background.
Partial text of the words 'England's Green'. The text is light green serif font on a dark green background. That's imaginative.
Two green arrows show road directions and the letters A34 are shown in yellow.
Photograph of Helen Evans. She has short grey hair and is clasping her hands and leaning to her left.
Black and white image of Patricia Beer, she is wearing a dark jacket and is standing in front of conifers. Her expression is knowing.
Part of a graphic showing the top of a wooden noticeboard such as one would seen a church. The top has a small flower cutout.
Woodcut showing a woman holding a baby.
A photograph of Mercy and Jordan in Kampala. They are smiling.
Some black and white text (part of the book title) on a red background. For extra 'artistic design' points the text lines are slanted diagonally.
Headshots of 12 reviewers. They are smiling or looking intently at the camera.