Hi Soph,

What an introduction you have and what a great philosophy. Your sample work is very moving for me having had a recent issue in my life that infringed my civil liberty and human rights by a state machine. More power to your ink and thanks for your enthusiasm.

Hi Sophie - Thanks for your comments, contrary to popular belief I really am a sensitve, insecure, overweight, boring, inanimate old twot. I know, I know - that's hard to believe. I'm glad that some people appreciate the shat that goes on in my humble napper.

Loving the samples and the blog entries. Most of the time I'm laughing because I can see some folks getting really steamed up about some of the concepts your offering. I thought they were presented with satyrical humor. Now to wander into MySpace and sign up!

Looking forward to tonight. Should be a great night!

Hello Sophie

Many thanks for your positive words about my 'How Queer' poem. Sorry that it's taken so long for me to respond!

I really get 'Big Brother Lives'. It's a great poem, really captures the absurdity of being subject to the whims of the state and all of its machines.

It suggests to me that a lot of our so-called freedoms are actually prescribed to us by the very people who fear the concept - probably because they'd be found out as the parasites they are.

Still, it brought to mind a saying my granddad used to say - he escaped to the UK from Poland during the war...
"Freedom is the sound a dog makes barking on the moon."

Cheers again.
Steve

Hi Sophie - i was going to say thanks, but then i looked at your list of comments and that theme has been done to death....

so i would like to say carrots : )

Dear Lady Sophie

Thank you for commenting on my last poem - The story about the 'Moon'

Kind Regards,
Zuzanna

Yes, I saw that our nights clashed, I was also thinking of paying your night a visit too! Ah well...

The sad truth is that with bigger schools and rougher schools, there is a need to tab kids. How else will they figure out which kid out of some 750 did something, unless its fingerprinted?

Village constables in the past had less possible suspects!!!

We should of course move towards smaller schools, but things are not working that way.

Sophie,
Aren't you just lovely. Thanks for your kind comments on my stuff.
And I think your stuff is pretty cool. There's a playfulness with the words that I like a lot, and yet which highlights the seriousness of the message.
And your website is v.impressive. I want one. I've only just glanced at it though, so haven't yet read all the words there. I look forward to doing so. I will tomorrow. It's better than actually teaching the kids infront of me: I'll set them a mock exam to do or sumpfink.

I want to get into performing my stuff, and plan to go to some open mics. Perhaps we'll bump into each other one day.

Hey sweetie, thanks for your comments - I appear not to have been ousted yet?! But I stick by my original decision - I'm sorry I've not been in touch sooner but my daughter had a second brain heamorhage on the 9th of March and was critical and in intensive care for two weeks - she has come out of the coma and is making a good recovery but she was paralysed down her left side - she has gained some movement but needs to stay in the hospital as she isn't mobile and needs intensive rehab - she had to have another op to remove the blood clot and she needs further surgery to treat the AVM which is causing the bleeding but thats weeks away yet - hey ho she smiling and laughing through it all - as the beautiful person she is, I'm very lucky to have been blessed with her.
lots of love to you.
xxxx

Hello, Sophie

Thank you for the comment on my latest addition to the WOL...You are special and your poetry shine!!

Have a great week!

Kind Regards,
Zuzanna

Hi Sophie,
Wow! Such passion...it shines off of the page. So much different from my own work - I'm glad I came by to read it.
...I've stopped shopping in Tesco's by the way - not for personal data harvesting reasons (they're all up to that) but because of the book "Tescopolis".
I hope that the evil men won't succeed on the back of the good men staying silent...
Robert

Thank you for visiting my profile...

oops siorry we did have one in Cayn.
xxx

Hi Sophie - I came to say farewell and thanks. Our joint hero Percy Byshe Shelley said that poets are the legislators of the world, this I believe to be true. I don't belong in a place where you are congratulated for espousing hatred towards children and poor people and challenged and criticised for speaking against it. If we would only have had some supporters then I may have wish to stay, as you have said debate is important but there are far too many in the 'right' corner for me.
It's been great getting to know you and I hope you will keep in touch with me via email.
xxxxx

i like your stuff sophie and where you look to forge it...

Thank you for standing by my side Lady.lol.xxxxx

Hi Sophie thanks for reading my poetry and for your encouraging comments.

Re your poem - To the self deceiver and the lines

Can you comprehend
such truths
as you bend and
twist clever words
around a soul
so tight it
devours
all light?
Great lines, they reminded me so much of someone I used to know. Luckily it was a long time ago.

Hi Daniel,

thanks so much for reading my stuff, you are very kind! It's actually an 'anti-god' piece - i am exploring the idea that god does not exist except for in the minds of men, we created him - not the other way round, and our love for this creation of ours is killing us, because god is not part of Nature, he is an abberation of Nature...
for me that leap of faith is an uacceptable one, i would rather believe in the Natural world around me, that is real...
but then that's just my view!
cheers

thanks for your comment Sophie I have written a response if you'd like to read it.

I have checked out your website your poem about the nature of God is excellent I really like it!


Dan

Hello Sophie,

All writers like to hear from others how the write has been received. I do a lot of comments as I do believe they help a lot!
Thank you for visiting with me on my page. You are always welcome to keep in touch. And I must tell you that I love the site. It is very nice and relaxing here no competitions whatsoever. Been to few sites, and not all will be of the same nature. People here are really genuine. Being a writer myself - appreciate each comment, even few words makes a big difference, it shows that people care. To me it is a lot as I do CARE for all my friends/Poets and Poetess.
Word it is an ART. Therefore we need to promote the beauty for the generations to come. Some day when our journey is done there will be people perhaps reading our words...Who knows?

I hope the Internet will retain the words in those Mega Servers...???

Have a great Sunday. See you again.
Thinking of you...Zuzanna xx

Hello Sophie

Thank you for stopping by leaving great comment. I am the kind of person I want all of you succeeded, mean every word! It is a great joy to read the written art and comment on... I love poetry. In my early age still in junior High quite often was taken part in plays when I had to memorize the entire play. Since then there was always that desire to write. I wished to get to know more of the poets in this lovely site.
Only by commenting we can find out what others think of particular written piece, therefore it is important to do so. I am sure you agree with me.

Have a great week, and see you again.
Thank you...Zuzanna

indeed long time no see! any idea when i will next get to meet you and hear your brilliant poems and see your fantastically energetic performance? i still chuckle to think of you giving someones car a big kick!

Hi Sophie

Beautiful poetry from a beautiful poet. Your words shine out from the page, creating light by which we can all get warm.

I love the way you do not accept, but equally I am in awe by the way you accept...with wit and grace.

Mel x

I've not got that much of a submissive personality, I like to be dominant.

Erm, so yes, I'm accepting work through for Issue 5 due out March 2008. We are also attaching a dvd rom with videos, audio, art, etc on, so if you have anything like that, or know anyone interested...
Look forward to receiving!
email to woodenhorse@tiscali.co.uk

hello Sophie,

Thank you for reading Eating Disorder -- a strange subject for music theatre but probably necessary. Both Laura, the composer, and myself have it -- you never really recover. It's a strange thing. It's a way of thinking that causes it, not the urge to slim. Oddly enough, my godmother died from it when I was very young. Hi ho. And how's the world with you -- The Absurdist is looking wonderful and reading boldly and searingly.

Hi Darren! oh am not sure of the ettiquet of these things... am i supposed to reply to this on your profile or here on mine? oh the joys of fragmented postmodern communication eh?
am i complex?.. i aim for easy understanding, maybe i try so hard to achieve it that i come out the other side into total obscureness!... you see i even had to look up the word orthography!! ah well... i am now going to copy this and paste it onto your profile so that i have covered all bases (it does seem a little labourous though, don't you think?... bring back the poetry review site... i knew where i stood with that.. and where everything was!)

Hi Sophie, your complexity is endearing. When are we going to see some more, riding bareback on the horse of orthography?