By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
Poetry can be used to say all sorts of things which affect us deeply: the love we feel for that special someone, or the gratitude we hold for someone who has been there and supported us. And so poems for best friends – best friends forever or ‘BFF’ in particular – are especially useful when we wish to reach out and tell our closest friends just how much they mean to us.
Below, we select and introduce ten of the very best poems about best friends: poems which are ideal to share with that special ‘best friend forever’.