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!

Graphic with a white background showing various leaf like shapes, predominantly blue and black with the occasional green and orange . They could be seaweed. Who knows.
Three large fishhooks dangling on what looks like hemp rope, a small green (jade?) fish swims between them.
Colourful almost paisley image with curving floral designs in the foreground on a background of blue white with brown tendril like patterns
The word 'MISSING' in white block capitals superimposed on a photo of the back of a red brick house, two sash windows, overgrown with foliage from the garden.
Black and white image of Patricia Beer, she is wearing a dark jacket and is standing in front of conifers. Her expression is knowing.
Photograph showing various poetry book and pamphlet covers, all brightly coloured, or with interesting attractive designs.
Abstract design. Blue, black and yellow triangles and squares on a black background with the text "Ignition Press" on a blue background
Black and white image showing four female poets, Carol Ann Duffy, Penelope Shuttle, Linda France and Evan Bolan. They all look poetically pensive
"Lessons in The Method #23 by Martin Jago" in black text on white with a small Friday Poem yellow blob over the #23
Photograph of a long shed-like house on iron stilts.
Painting of leaves on a gold background, There is bay, and possibly corn.
The Friday Poem 'Part of me can't hear the moon calling any more' by Emma Simon