The Friday Poem

Wild Hearted Woman Helen Ivory on belonging, identity and finding a voice – even if it has a Luton accent

Wild Hearted Woman
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Untitled How do you find the right title for your poem?

Untitled
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A tinkerer of thoughts slipping their own knots Tim Murphy reviews 'Everything You Always Wanted To Know' by Mark Granier (Salmon Poetry, 2025)

A tinkerer of thoughts slipping their own knots
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After the Miracle by Richard Meier - The Poetry Book Society The circumstances from which this third collection emerged were difficult. The resulting poems, however, are as clear and pure as water from its source. There’s pain here, yes, but also exuberance and...

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After the Miracle by Richard Meier - The Poetry Book Society The circumstances from which this third collection emerged were difficult. The resulting poems, however, are as clear and pure as water from its source. There’s pain here, yes, but also exuberance and...

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Gesticulating in blue Khadija Rouf reviews 'Glasoscopy' by Vicki Husband (Vagabond Voices, 2025)

Gesticulating in blue
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While the weather holds Annie Fisher reviews 'Michael Laskey: Collected Poems' ( The Poetry Business, 2026)

While the weather holds
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Right poem, right time — politicians and their poems Bruno Cooke looks at one thing that unites Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, and Green Party leader Zack Polanski

Right poem, right time — politicians and their poems
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Helena Nelson reviews 'Object Permanence' by Anne Berkeley (Garlic Press, 2025) The Friday Poem on

Helena Nelson reviews 'Object Permanence' by Anne Berkeley (Garlic Press, 2025)
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Clare Best reviews 'The Yellow Kite' by Vicki Feaver (Mariscat Press, 2025) The Friday Poem on 2nd January 2026

Clare Best reviews 'The Yellow Kite' by Vicki Feaver (Mariscat Press, 2025)
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Jonathan Davidson reviews 'Continuous Present' by D.A. Prince (New Walk Editions, 2025) The Friday Poem on 26th December 2025

Jonathan Davidson reviews 'Continuous Present' by D.A. Prince (New Walk Editions, 2025)
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Chris Edgoose reviews 'Love Is Stronger than Death: Mary Magdalene and the Insurrection of Jesus' by Fran Lock (Culture Matters, 2025) The Friday Poem on 19th December 2025

Chris Edgoose reviews 'Love Is Stronger than Death: Mary Magdalene and the Insurrection of Jesus' by Fran Lock (Culture Matters, 2025)
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Matthew Paul reviews 'Summers Are Other' by Andrew Neilson (Rack Press, 2025) The Friday Poem on 12th December 2025

Matthew Paul reviews 'Summers Are Other' by Andrew Neilson (Rack Press, 2025)
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Matthew Stewart reviews 'Still' by Alan Buckley (Blue Diode Press, 2025) The Friday Poem on 5th December 2025

Matthew Stewart reviews 'Still' by Alan Buckley (Blue Diode Press, 2025)
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Conversation: Helena Nelson and Hilary Menos discuss Karen Solie's 'Wellwater' The Friday Poem on 17th October 2025

Conversation: Helena Nelson and Hilary Menos discuss Karen Solie's 'Wellwater'
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Annie Fisher on 'Notes Towards a Wächterlied' from 'The Empire of Forgetting' by John Burnside (Cape 2025) The Friday Poem on 10th October 2025

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Stephen Payne reviews 'Fourth & Walnut' by Jeremy Over (Carcanet, 2025) The Friday Poem on 3rd October 2025

Stephen Payne reviews 'Fourth & Walnut' by Jeremy Over (Carcanet, 2025)
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Bruno Cooke looks at the Forward Prize for Best Poem - Performed 2025 The Friday Poem on 26th September 2025

Bruno Cooke looks at the Forward Prize for Best Poem - Performed 2025
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Khadija Rouf reviews 'Salt and Snow' by Naomi Foyle (Waterloo Press, 2025) The Friday Poem on 19th September 2025

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Annie Fisher reviews 'Elemental' by Cliff Forshaw (Templar Poetry, 2025) The Friday Poem on 12th September 2025

Annie Fisher reviews 'Elemental' by Cliff Forshaw (Templar Poetry, 2025)
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The Friday Poem on 5th September 2025 We're back! We're tanned and rested and ready for MORE POETRY, hope y'all are too. This week, Vanessa Lampert reviews 'Sweet Dreams, the Sea' by Luke Allan (Poetry Society of America, 2025).

The Friday Poem on 5th September 2025
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The Friday Poem on 15th August 2025 The Friday Poem is still on holiday, but why not have a gander at reviews of three of our favourite poetry pamphlets EVER by Julia Bird, Rachael Matthews and Geraldine Clarkson.

The Friday Poem on 15th August 2025
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The Friday Poem on 8th August 2025 While we're on holiday, let's have another look at Helena Nelson's 'mindmap' review of 'Absence' by Ali Lewis (Cheerio, 2024) — it's a fascinating approach.

The Friday Poem on 8th August 2025
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The Friday Poem on 25th July 2025 Helena Nelson and Hilary Menos discuss the highs and lows of Frederick Seidel, and take a look at his latest collection, 'So What' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2024; Faber, 2025).

The Friday Poem on 25th July 2025
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The Friday Poem on 18th July 2025 D.A. Prince reviews 'A History of Western Music' by August Kleinzahler (Carcanet, 2025).

The Friday Poem on 18th July 2025
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The Friday Poem on 27th June 2025 Poems about money, cycling and bowls? We got 'em. This week we dug pieces by Emma Simon, Bruno Cooke and Matthew Paul out of our Archive for your delectation and delight. Enjoy!

The Friday Poem on 27th June 2025
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The Friday Poem on 23rd May 2025 Bruno Cooke reviews 'Back to the Fuchsia' by T. S. Idiot (Palavro, 2024)

The Friday Poem on 23rd May 2025
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The Friday Poem on 20th June 2025 Hilary Menos reviews 'A Full-On Basso Profundo' by Ken Evans (Salt, 2025)

The Friday Poem on 20th June 2025
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The Friday Poem on 13th June 2025 Will Snelling reviews 'Joy in Service on Rue Tagore' by Paul Muldoon (Faber, 2025)

The Friday Poem on 13th June 2025
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The Friday Poem on 6th June 2025 Annie Fisher reviews ‘Not My Best Side', Selected Poems by U.A. Fanthorpe, edited by John Greening, with a preface by A.E. Stallings (Baylor University Press, 2024).

The Friday Poem on 6th June 2025
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