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Welcome to Friday Night Library—where poetry finds its place on the page and in the heart.
Here, every voice is valued, and every poem matters. Whether you’re just beginning your journey or have years of experience, we invite you to share your work and become part of a growing literary space devoted to celebrating poetry in all its forms.
With each annual edition, our literary journal honors storytelling through verse—featuring poetry that moves, challenges, and connects.
We’re so glad you’re here—let’s create something extraordinary together.
Friday Night Library — Issue No. 2
In this second volume of Friday Night Library, we return to the heart of what we love: poetry that lingers. These pages hold voices from across the map—intimate, bold, aching, and alive. Each poem is a window into someone’s truth, a room full of quiet revelations and loud heartbeats.
Inside, you’ll find work that speaks to grief and girlhood, survival and softness, the strange tenderness of being human. Issue No. 2 is both a conversation and a confession—an invitation to sit down, slow down, and read something that might just stay with you.
Featuring the work of:
Anthony Acri, Ruchi Acharya, Nicholas Grooms, Nell Kerr, Olivia Ackers, Adam Farcus, Vani Sant, and Emily Kledzik.
Printed in full color and bound with care, this issue is a celebration of poetic craft and community.
Events
June 4th
Via Zoom
Join us for a night of poetry
Friday Night Library’s Virtual Open Mic
A cozy night in with poetry, soft voices, and kind hearts. Come read, sip something warm, and fall in love with language again.