Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

Popular last 30 days

love Poem poetry depression sad life truth death nonet War

Popular last 12 months

Love poetry life poem nature death Hope war loss poet

lennon (Remove filter)

Recent Comments

John Coopey on Eradicating an old flame pain
2 hours ago

Reggie's Ghost on Wild Dogs
4 hours ago

rob1967able on tearing us apart.
4 hours ago

Manish Singh Rajput on Sitting To Write
8 hours ago

Manish Singh Rajput on Peninsula
8 hours ago

Carpe Diem on Breathe
8 hours ago

Tim Higbee on Peninsula
12 hours ago

Auracle on In memoriam...
14 hours ago

Auracle on Fred's dilemma
14 hours ago

Auracle on Another Shadow
15 hours ago

Mersey Poets bring peace to Palm House

 

 

Merseyside poets, singers and musicians are getting together to perform a handful of events inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

 

Organised by Wirral poets Michelle Wright and Barry Woods, the events highlight current conflicts around the world and feature work from their new community anthology ‘Poets for Peace’, which is available to read for free on Facebook.

 

‘We are u...

Read and leave comments (1)

PeacePoetPoetryLiverpoolBarryWoodsMichelleWrightJohnGormanLennonYokoOno

Daily Howl

Daily Howl

 

A quiet boy -

he painted rainbows,

got lost in the words

of ancient poets,

spoke with respect,

offered up his seat

and his place in the world

to the unfortunates.

 

He smiled,

he laughed,

he spoke in words

of love and peace

with passion

and humility.

His voice

a pacifier.

 

Sometimes,

when the world was cruel,

he cried

...

Read and leave comments (1)

lennonpeaceloveassasinationdestructionbeautydreams

First Class Ticket.



The lonely years spent on his own,
his romantically barren existence.
The humdrum job, the pittance pay,
he never shows resistance.
Every week he clings to hope,
by the TV screen he’s praying.
Fourteen million to one, a so slim chance,
yet he thinks this is mine for the taking.

The machine it turns, the numbers drop,
he can’t believe what he’s seeing,
six in a row, ...

Read and leave comments (12)

moneyLennonlottery

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message