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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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · 5d
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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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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · 19d
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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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · 26d
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Sep 5
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Aug 15
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Aug 8
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Jul 25
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Jul 18
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Jun 27
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Jun 20
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Jun 20
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Jun 20
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Jun 6
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · May 30
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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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · May 16
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · May 9
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · May 2
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Apr 25
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Apr 18
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Apr 11
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Apr 4
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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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Mar 28
The Friday Poem on 28th March 2025
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The Friday Poem on 28th March 2025
Matthew Paul reviews 'Lapwing' by Hannah Copley (Liverpool University Press, 2024).
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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Mar 21
The Friday Poem on 21st March 2025
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The Friday Poem on 21st March 2025
Annie Fisher reviews 'The Penny Dropping' by Helen Farish (Bloodaxe Books, 2024).
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The Friday Poem @thefridaypoem.bsky.social · Mar 15
The Friday Poem on 14th March 2025
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The Friday Poem on 14th March 2025
We review the three winners of the Litfest / Wayleave Press Poetry Pamphlet Competition – 'Lilith Speaks' by Clare Proctor, 'Subcutaneous' by Maria Isakova-Bennett and 'Still Life' by Rebecca Bilkau.
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