The Annual Anthology
The annual anthology publishes a selection of poems by FSP members. All original poems read by members of Friendly Street Poets at an official FSP meeting, whether in the city or at a regional centre, are eligible to be selected for publication in the anthology.
In order for your poems to be considered for publication in the anthology, you must adhere to the following guidelines:
- You MUST be a 2024 financial member of Friendly Street Poets.
- Your submission MUST have been read at an FSP Open Mic meeting in 2024.
- There is a 3-minute reading time total per submission, regardless of number of poems.
- All poems submitted on-line must be in one document in MS Word (.doc or .docx).
- The name of this document should be your surname, initials & the number of poems submitted: e.g., SmithAB3.docx (3 poems by A.B. Smith, saved as docx).
- On-line submissions are accepted ONLY via the FSP website form below. Do not email them.
- Poems of the Month will be published on the FSP Website.
- Offensive language will not be tolerated. This refers to sexist, racist, threatening or other discriminatory wording, not to the actual language. Swear words are okay if in context of the poem, but intolerance of “other” will not be accepted.
- If you prefer, you can submit your poem as hard copy at the time of reading. You need to have two printed copies, with all your name and contact details, especially a telephone number and an email address. If your poem is selected for the Anthology, you will need to provide a file according to the guidelines above.
The act of submission at meetings implies permission for FSP to publish your work in the Anthology and, for poets of the month and commended poets, on FSP’s website.
Anthology Editors
2024 Anthology #49, edited by Ivan Rehorek (Avalanche) and Martha Landman.
2023 Anthology #48, edited by Maria Vouis and Rob Ferris.
2022 Anthology #47, edited by Veronica Cookson and David Cookson.
2021 Anthology #46, edited by Louise Nicholas and Judy Dally.
2020 Anthology #45, Q edited by Glen R Johns and Sarah Radford.
2019 Anthology #44, Kaleidoscope edited by Nigel Ford and Valerie Volk.
2018 Anthology #43, alchemy edited by Veronica Cookson and Lindy Warrell.
2017 Anthology #42, Dream Water Fragment edited by Ros Schultz and Karl Cameron-Jackson.
2016 Anthology #41, Worlds in Words edited by David Harris and Edie Eicas.
2015 Anthology #40, Many Eyes, Many Voices edited by Murray Alfredson and Margaret Clark.
2014 Anthology #39, Silver Singing Streams edited by Geoff Hastwell and Kalicharan Nigel Dey.
2013 Anthology #38, The Infinite Dirt edited by Jelena Dinic, gareth roi jones and Thom Sullivan.
2012 Anthology #37, Patterns of Living edited by Elaine Barker and Rachael Mead.
2011 Anthology #36, Flying Kites edited by Judy Dally and Louise McKenna.
2010 Anthology #35, Sorcerers and Soothsayers edited by John Pfitzner and Tracey Korsten.
2009 Anthology #34, After The Race edited by Janine Baker and A.M. Sladdin.
2008 Anthology #33, Catch Fire edited by Aidan Coleman and Juliet A. Paine.
2007 Anthology #32, Rewired edited by Maggie Emmett and Gaetano Aiello.
2006 Anthology #31, Unruly Sun edited by Erica Jolly and Ivan G. Rehorek.
2005 Anthology #30, Friendly Street Poets 30 edited by Louise Nicholas and Rob Walker.
2004 Anthology #29, Blur edited by Amelia Walker and Shen.
2003 Anthology #28, Another Universe edited by Kate Deller-Evans and Steve Evans.
2002 Anthology #27, Blue: edited by K*m Mann and Graham Catt.
2001 Anthology #26, Friendly Street Reader 26 edited by Ioanna Petrescu and David Ades.
2000 Anthology #25, Flow edited by Richard Hillman and Heather Sladdin.