I quiet to its quiet

D.A. Prince reviews 'Infinity Pool' by Vona Groarke (Gallery Press, 2025)

Apr 17 • The Friday Poem

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5

1

O Sport, you are Honour!

Victoria Moul and Hilary Menos on the challenges of running the National Poetry Competition

Apr 10 • The Friday Poem

34

19

6

Interrogating the bare expanse

Victoria Moul and Hilary Menos discuss 'The Gathering' by Partridge Boswell, winner of the 2025 National Poetry Competition

Apr 3 • The Friday Poem

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121

18

March 2026

Where to send your poetry pamphlet

With more and more poetry pamphlets being published in the UK, how do you decide where to send yours to give it the best chance of publication?

Mar 27 • The Friday Poem

102

14

25

I bless the grindstone of your voice

Stephen Payne reviews 'The Green Month', by Matthew Francis (Faber 2025)

Mar 20 • The Friday Poem

33

3

1

The line I need to put between us

Jane Routh reviews 'Intimate Architecture' by Tess Jolly (Blue Diode Press, 2025)

Mar 13 • The Friday Poem

21

3

1

Wild Hearted Woman

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

Mar 6 • The Friday Poem

45

19

9

February 2026

Untitled

How do you find the right title for your poem?

Feb 27 • The Friday Poem

23

8

2

A tinkerer of thoughts slipping their own knots

Tim Murphy reviews 'Everything You Always Wanted To Know' by Mark Granier (Salmon Poetry, 2025)

Feb 20 • The Friday Poem

17

1

The heart, the remarkable heart

Roy Marshall and Hilary Menos review 'After the Miracle' by Richard Meier (HappenStance, 2025)

Feb 13 • The Friday Poem

29

4

5

Gesticulating in blue

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

Feb 6 • The Friday Poem

19

2

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January 2026

While the weather holds

Annie Fisher reviews 'Michael Laskey: Collected Poems' (The Poetry Business, 2026)

Jan 30 • The Friday Poem

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