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!

Whimsical illustration showing a hill with roads twisting between rocks and a castle atop.
Part of the front cover of The Out-Islands by Martin Edwards showing what looks like an abstract yellow boat
Black text on white reads "Three poems by Dane Holt" with a yellow Friday Poem blob over part of the image.
Graphic showing an orange circle on a yellow background. A yellow shape like a small lightbulb dangles into the top of the circle.
Illustration showing a stylised dandelion head with the seeds blowing around. A red ribbon curls across the page.
The Manuscripts of Emily Dickinson
the kitchen
Martyn Crucefix looking at the camera. He has short brownish hair and a blue check shirt.
Black text on white reads "Three poems by John Greening" with a medium sized yellow Friday Poem blob over the bottom centre of the image.
"Because this is a Venice Poem (after Tishani Doshi) by Rachel Spence" in black text on white with a Friday Poem yellow blob below the text like a rising / setting sun.
A collage showing a robin, some soldiers playing football, a Christmas tree, a goose, a running policeman, a pudding and curiously a copy of 'The Joy of Sex'
Stewart Sanderson standing in a field in front of the Cheviots. He is smiling.. well, why not? It looks like a great place.