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The Friday Poem
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Every Friday we post a review or a feature on the website and on Substack, and send it to subscribers. 1796 subscribers, 7300 post reads in November.
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Matthew Stewart reviews 'Still' by Alan Buckley (Blue Diode Press, 2025)
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Matthew Stewart reviews 'Still' by Alan Buckley (Blue Diode Press, 2025)
The Friday Poem on 5th December 2025
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December 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Conversation: Helena Nelson and Hilary Menos discuss Karen Solie's 'Wellwater'
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Conversation: Helena Nelson and Hilary Menos discuss Karen Solie's 'Wellwater'
The Friday Poem on 17th October 2025
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October 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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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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October 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Stephen Payne reviews 'Fourth & Walnut' by Jeremy Over (Carcanet, 2025)
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Stephen Payne reviews 'Fourth & Walnut' by Jeremy Over (Carcanet, 2025)
The Friday Poem on 3rd October 2025
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October 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Bruno Cooke looks at the Forward Prize for Best Poem - Performed 2025
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Bruno Cooke looks at the Forward Prize for Best Poem - Performed 2025
The Friday Poem on 26th September 2025
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September 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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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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September 19, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Annie Fisher reviews 'Elemental' by Cliff Forshaw (Templar Poetry, 2025)
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Annie Fisher reviews 'Elemental' by Cliff Forshaw (Templar Poetry, 2025)
The Friday Poem on 12th September 2025
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September 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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The Friday Poem on 5th September 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).
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September 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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The Friday Poem on 15th August 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.
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August 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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The Friday Poem on 8th 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.
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August 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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The Friday Poem on 25th July 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).
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July 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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The Friday Poem on 18th 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).
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July 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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The Friday Poem on 27th June 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!
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June 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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The Friday Poem on 23rd May 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)
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June 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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The Friday Poem on 20th June 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)
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June 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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The Friday Poem on 13th 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)
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June 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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The Friday Poem on 6th 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).
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June 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The Friday Poem on 30th May 2025
This week we dip into the Friday Poem Archive to investigate the poetry bookshelves of poets Richard Meier, Sarah Mnatzaganian, Nell Prince, Maria Taylor, and Cliff Yates.
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May 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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The Friday Poem on 16th May 2025
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The Friday Poem on 16th May 2025
D.A. Prince reviews 'The Wrong Person to Ask' by Marjorie Lotfi (Bloodaxe, 2023)
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May 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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The Friday Poem on 9th May 2025
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The Friday Poem on 9th May 2025
Helena Nelson writes about new publications by Alan Dixon and J. H. Prynne, and what makes a poet famous. Or not.
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May 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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The Friday Poem on 2nd May 2025
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The Friday Poem on 2nd May 2025
Putting a poetry pamphlet together: Roy Marshall discusses writing, editing and ordering your poems, choosing a title, and finding the right place to send it (also tips on dealing with 'returns')
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May 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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The Friday Poem on 25th April 2025
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The Friday Poem on 25th April 2025
Bruno Cooke traces the upward trajectory of Amanda Gorman, the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history, and reviews her breakout collection, 'Call Us What We Carry' (Penguin, 2024).
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April 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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The Friday Poem on Friday 18th April 2025
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The Friday Poem on Friday 18th April 2025
Mattthew Stewart reviews 'The Conjurer' by Pedro Serrano, translated by Anna Crowe (Arc Publications, 2024).
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April 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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The Friday Poem on 11th April 2025
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The Friday Poem on 11th April 2025
Carl Tomlinson explores how a small townland in County Mayo was a source of inspiration for Michael Longley, and looks at his New Selected Poems, 'Ash Keys' (Penguin, 2024).
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April 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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The Friday Poem on 4th April 2025
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The Friday Poem on 4th April 2025
Tim Murphy reviews 'Hedge School' by Pat Boran (Dedalus Press, 2024)
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April 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM