Smoking Outside
This month's poem was chosen by Lynda Morgan. She chose it because, as she says " ... it evokes that lovely private time experienced when feeling in flow with your surroundings. Good for the soul."
Find out more about Carol and her work: http://www.writeoutloud.net/poets/carolfalaki
Smoking Outside
The warm air lies flat on the dusk
as the sun pulls the last coral plume...
31st May 2011
Dad's Ladders
Val Cook chose this months poem. She says of it, "Linda's poem reminded me of my dad's ladder. I don't have his ladder but I remember it clearly being full of paint splashes like the ladder in the poem. I like Linda's poem because it is evocative without being over sentimental."
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21st February 2011
My Heart's Triumphant Cry
Alison Johnson chose this months poem. She says of it, "I love this one for all manner of reasons - the rhythm, the way she manages the line breaks to add to the emphasis and meaning, and the emoti...
9th January 2011
Wife and Mother
Ray Miller chose this month's poem. He says of it, "What I admire about the poem is its restraint and dignity, even the rhymes are spare and unobtrusive.It is a heart rending poem which manages to ...
5th November 2010
lifelines
This month's poem was chosen by last month's winner, Isobel. She says she chose it because, "Life Lines is a poem that has been worked on and crafted, using time honoured literary techniques. In m...
1st November 2010
Dance On
This month's poem was chosen by David Cooke.
To find more about Greg and his work: http://www.writeoutloud.net/poets/gregfreeman
DANCE ON
My brother only dressed as a Ted
...
5th September 2010
Your Chair
This month's poem was chosen by Rachel McGladdery who says of it, "I chose it because it was hugely evocative, moved me to feel someone else's memories, was warm and affectionate and just ineffably...
27th August 2010
Dad
This months winner was chosen by Anthony Emmerson. He says he chose it "for its heartfelt and moving treatment of tragedy, and for finding bittersweet humour in such circumstances."
Find out mo...
27th August 2010
Excess Memories
This month's poem was chosen by Winston Plowes, last months winner.
Winston says, "Dave takles an unsavoury subject with great skill here. He uses rhyme and raw observations to bring the reader...
28th June 2010
Upon the Quality of Love
This month's poem was chosen by last month's winner, Graham Sherwood. Graham says, "When I first read it I instantly saw that (in my opinion) it was the best piece of work that she has ever written...
16th June 2010
Beautiful Girl
This month's poem was chosen by Sophie Hall, Last months winner.
Sophie says of it, "It's my favourite type of poetry, comic, with Ogden Nash style rhyming."
Find out more about Mab and ...
1st May 2010
La Tuilliere
This month's poem was chosen by last month's winner, Dave Dunn. Dave says, "I found myself returning to read this poem over a couple of times, attracted by the diverse and vivid imagery that Graha...
29th March 2010
Not for Yesterday. Not for Today
This month's poem was chosen by Mandy Coe who simple says "I found it and liked it a lot."
Find out more about Constant-Ngozi and his work at http://www.writeoutloud.net/poets/constantngoziozu...
2nd March 2010
Best Before End
This month's poem was chosen by Mab Jones, last months winner.
Mab says that picking a winner "...was really bloody hard!" She eventually settled on Winston's poem as it is "poignant-yet-rhymin...
2nd March 2010
Music of the Spheres
Unfortunately we have not been able to contact Constant-Ngozi Ozurumba (last months winner) so this months winner has been picked by the Write Out Loud online team.
You can find out more about...
9th January 2010
The weight of cows
This month's poem was chosen by Norman Hadley. After trawling through all the profile he chose a short list of five but chose this poem because:
"The first three stanzas have a McGoughian lightne...
9th January 2010
Queen Pin
2nd December 2009
My Gaudi House
26th November 2009
I Told You
Julian Jordon says:
This site is run as a service to users and is largely funded and run by volunteers. We do not claim to be perfect but do our best...
25th November 2009
H2O
25th November 2009
Lady of Shalott Day
This month's poem was chosen by Elvis McGonagall who says of it, "In the wake of yet another Red Nose marathon in March of this year and the subsequent news that erstwhile portly tunesmith Gary Barlo...
4th August 2009
Critical Switch
15th April 2009
This Land's Not Your Land
This month's poem was chosen by Jeremy Page who says of it, "There are so many things I admire about this poem: I love its energy, its verve, the force with which it rants at you from the page. Bu...
8th April 2009
The Greatest Gig Of All
" I wanted that ideal combination - a poem which works on the page and which I can also imagine cheering after five pints! Andy...
22nd March 2009
READING P. D. JAMES IN SAN FRANCISCO
" It's a finely balanced poem on several levels. It can be read as a study of loneliness in an hotel (looking into the fridge, but feeling 'at...
27th February 2009
On a theme of Apollinaire
"I don’t know much about Apollinaire, but because this poem is both clear and intriguing, it works for me with or without background knowl...
20th February 2009
Learning To Kiss
"It'd be daft to say I can relate to this poem. I can't. I'm a bloke and this is a joyously, triumphantly feminine poem. And anything that ...
2nd February 2009
Asylum Seeking Daleks
1st February 2009
Christmas Day 1994
This month's poem was chosen by Peter Crompton, he says of it, "Incredible!"
Find out more about Sean and his work at http://www.writeoutloud.net/poets/seankavanagh
Christmas Day 1994
We stalk the w...
19th November 2008
Richer, tomorrow
This month's poem was chosen by Sean Kavanagh who says of it, "It's a wonderful evocation of the devastation of chronic disease, and how writing verse can help you to overcome it."
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10th November 2008
White Goods
This month's winner has been chosen by the first ever Poem of the Month winner, Clare Kirwan. Clare says, "It's a chatty, playful poem which teases and resonates on different levels... consumerism, c...
5th November 2008
Electricity
Last month's poem of the month writer, Carol Thistlethwaite, has chosen this month's poem. Carol says, "I enjoy the linked flow of ideas and images. They don’t impose on readers but invite them to cr...
18th August 2008
THE ALL-PURPOSE STARS
Last month's poem of the month writer, Hannah Kate, has chosen this month's poem.
14th July 2008
sanderlings
Last month's poem of the month writer, Christine Bousfield, has chosen this month's poem. Christine says, "I like the energy, economy and strong sound patterning of this poem which reminds me a bit of...
1st July 2008
Delauney's Dye
Last month's poem of the month writer, Pam Thompson, has chosen this month's poem.
23rd June 2008
The Hare
Last month's poem of the month writer,Gaia Holmes, has chosen this month's poem. Gaia says,"I've chosen 'The Hare' as I love the sharpness and precision of the language. I love the clear, strong im...
1st June 2008
I'd like to live in a French Film
Last month's poem of the month writer, Helen Shay, has chosen this month's poem. Helen says,"This is an expertly-crafted poem that appeals through its sensuous evocation of an imagined life, descri...
1st May 2008
Letting-Go
Last month's poem of the month writer, Sally Jenkinson, has chosen this month's poem. Sally says, "It feels pretty ridiculous for little me to be trying to decide which poem of a lot of brilliant p...
1st April 2008
