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Read poems from poetry collections published by Faber, from T. S. Eliot to the present day, including our weekly poem feature.

Poem of the Week: ‘Fluorite’ by Richard Scott
Poem of the Week: ‘Fluorite’ by Richard Scott

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Fluorite’ by Richard Scott. Reverberating with risk, Scott's second collection, That Broke into Shining …

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Poem of the Week: ‘Forty-seven Words’ by Wendy Cope
Poem of the Week: ‘Forty-seven Words’ by Wendy Cope

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Forty-seven Words’ by Wendy Cope, which appears in Collected Poems.

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Poem of the Week: ‘An Arundel Tomb’ by Philip Larkin
Poem of the Week: ‘An Arundel Tomb’ by Philip Larkin

Our Poem of the Week is ‘An Arundel Tomb’ by Philip Larkin, from his much-loved first collection with Faber, The …

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Poem of the Week: ‘Punishment’ by Seamus Heaney
Poem of the Week: ‘Punishment’ by Seamus Heaney

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Punishment’ from North, Seamus Heaney’s account of the people, history and landscape of Ireland.

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Poem of the Week: ‘The Iliad in a Scottish Cemetery’ by Ange Mlinko
Poem of the Week: ‘The Iliad in a Scottish Cemetery’ by Ange Mlinko

Our Poem of the Week is ‘The Iliad in a Scottish Cemetery by Ange Mlinko, from Foxglovewise, the UK debut …

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Poem of the Week: ‘In Country Sleep’ by Dylan Thomas
Poem of the Week: ‘In Country Sleep’ by Dylan Thomas

Our Poem of the Week is ‘In Country Sleep’ by Dylan Thomas.

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Poem of the Week: ‘You, Very Young in New York’ by Hannah Sullivan
Poem of the Week: ‘You, Very Young in New York’ by Hannah Sullivan

Our Poem of the Week is an excerpt from ‘Three Poems’ by Hannah Sullivan. Hannah Sullivan’s debut collection is a …

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Poem of the Week: ‘after St Francis of Assisi’ by Camille Ralphs
Poem of the Week: ‘after St Francis of Assisi’ by Camille Ralphs

Our Poem of the Week is ‘after St Francis of Assisi’ by Camille Ralphs

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Poem of the Week:  Extract from White Egrets by Derek Walcott
Poem of the Week: Extract from White Egrets by Derek Walcott

Our Poem of the Week is an extract from White Egrets by Derek Walcott.

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Poem of the Week: ‘A Flower Given to My Daughter’ by James Joyce
Poem of the Week: ‘A Flower Given to My Daughter’ by James Joyce

Our Poem of the Week is ‘A Flower Given to My Daughter’ by James Joyce.

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Poem of the Week: ‘“Hope” is the thing with feathers’ by Emily Dickinson
Poem of the Week: ‘“Hope” is the thing with feathers’ by Emily Dickinson

Our Poem of the Week is ‘“Hope” is the thing with feathers’.

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Poem of the Week: ‘Roman Wall Blues’ by W. H. Auden
Poem of the Week: ‘Roman Wall Blues’ by W. H. Auden

Our poem of the week is W. H. Auden’s ‘Roman Wall Blues’.

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Poem of the Week: ‘postscript’ by Mary Jean Chan
Poem of the Week: ‘postscript’ by Mary Jean Chan

Our Poem of the Week is ‘postscript’, the final poem from Bright Fear, Mary Jean Chan’s second collection.

Poem of the Week: ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney
Poem of the Week: ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney, from the iconic Irish poet’s classic first collection, Death of …

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Poem of the Week: ‘Breaking’ by Gboyega Odubanjo
Poem of the Week: ‘Breaking’ by Gboyega Odubanjo

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Breaking’ from Gboyega Odubanjo's debut collection of poetry, Adam.

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Poem of the Week: ‘Dreaming Is a Form of Knowledge Production’ by Victoria Adukwei Bulley
Poem of the Week: ‘Dreaming Is a Form of Knowledge Production’ by Victoria Adukwei Bulley

Our Poem of the Week, ‘Dreaming Is a Form of Knowledge Production’, comes from Victoria Adukwei Bulley's debut poetry collection, …

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Poem of the Week: ‘Red X’ by Ishion Hutchinson
Poem of the Week: ‘Red X’ by Ishion Hutchinson

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Red X’ by Ishion Hutchinson, from his collection Far District, the spiritual journey of …

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Poem of the Week: ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ by Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Poem of the Week: ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ by Rowan Ricardo Phillips, from his 2021 collection Living Weapon, his …

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Poems of Note
Poems of Note

This month, for Black History month, we have brought together five poems of note. The special article features work by …

Poem of the Week: ‘Chiaroscuro’ by Isabelle Baafi
Poem of the Week: ‘Chiaroscuro’ by Isabelle Baafi

Our Faber Poem of the Week is ‘Chiaroscuro’, from Isabelle Baafi’s forthcoming debut collection, Chaotic Good

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Poem of the Week: ‘Wolfman Jack’ by Julia Copus
Poem of the Week: ‘Wolfman Jack’ by Julia Copus

Our Faber Poem of the Week is ‘Wolfman Jack’ by Julia Copus, from her 2019 collection, Girlhood.

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Five Poems for National Poetry Day
Five Poems for National Poetry Day

National Poetry Day is an occasion for everyone across the UK to celebrate poetry – in classrooms, bookshops and libraries, …

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Poem of the Week: ‘A Course in Miracles’ by Sophie Collins
Poem of the Week: ‘A Course in Miracles’ by Sophie Collins

This week, our Faber Poem of the Week is ‘A Course in Miracles’, from Who Is Mary Sue?, Sophie Collins's …

Alice Hunt on Six Poems from Britain’s Republican Past
Alice Hunt on Six Poems from Britain’s Republican Past

Alice Hunt discusses six poems that bring to life Britain’s Republican past, including from Sir Thomas Fairfax, John Milton and …

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Poem of the Week: The Owl and the Nightingale by Simon Armitage
Poem of the Week: The Owl and the Nightingale by Simon Armitage

This week, our Faber Poem of the Week is an extract from The Owl and the Nightingale, Simon Armitage's wonderfully …

Poem of the Week: ‘Vox Populi, Vox Dei’ by Daljit Nagra
Poem of the Week: ‘Vox Populi, Vox Dei’ by Daljit Nagra

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Vox Populi, Vox Dei’ by Daljit Nagra, from British Museum, a book that asks …

Poem of the Week: ‘Monomoon’ by Matthew Francis
Poem of the Week: ‘Monomoon’ by Matthew Francis

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Monomoon’ by Matthew Francis, from a collection that is full of flight, air and …

Camille Ralphs Reads ‘My Word: from the Spiritual Diary of Dr Dee’
Camille Ralphs Reads ‘My Word: from the Spiritual Diary of Dr Dee’

As the audiobook of After You Were, I Am is published, listen to Camille Ralphs read from her debut collection.

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Poem of the Week: ‘Funeral Blues’ by W. H. Auden
Poem of the Week: ‘Funeral Blues’ by W. H. Auden

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Stop all the clocks’ or ‘Funeral Blues’ by W. H. Auden, which appears in the …

Poem of the Week: ‘Love After Love’ by Derek Walcott
Poem of the Week: ‘Love After Love’ by Derek Walcott

Our poem of the week is ‘Love After Love’ by Derek Walcott, from The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948–2013.

Poem of the Week: ‘Innocent’ by Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe
Poem of the Week: ‘Innocent’ by Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe

Our poem of the week is ‘Innocent’, from Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe’s spellbinding debut poetry collection, Auguries of a Minor God.

Poem of the Week: ‘Not Waving but Drowning’ by Stevie Smith
Poem of the Week: ‘Not Waving but Drowning’ by Stevie Smith

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Not Waving but Drowning’ by Stevie Smith.

Poem of the Week: ‘Some More Light Verse’ by Wendy Cope
Poem of the Week: ‘Some More Light Verse’ by Wendy Cope

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Some More Light Verse’ by Wendy Cope, which appears in The Orange and other …

Poem of the Week: ‘Drypoint’ by Jamie McKendrick
Poem of the Week: ‘Drypoint’ by Jamie McKendrick

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Drypoint’, the title poem from Jamie McKendrick’s upcoming collection, out on 1 August 2024.

Poem of the Week: ‘Safe Poem’ by Sam Riviere
Poem of the Week: ‘Safe Poem’ by Sam Riviere

Our Poem of the Week is ‘Safe Poem’ from Sam Riviere’s collection, Conflicted Copy, which is out now.

Poem of the Week: ‘One need not be a Chamber – to be Haunted’ by Emily Dickinson
Poem of the Week: ‘One need not be a Chamber – to be Haunted’ by Emily Dickinson

Our Poem of the Week is ‘One need not be a Chamber – to be Haunted’ by Emily Dickinson.