Mon 17th Jun 2019 16:20
Hi Sarah,
I've just seen your message
"have you ever thought of turning this into a children's book?
it would be wonderful to read with illustrations x Comment is about Wayne McLellan (poet profile)"
I'm still getting the hang of the WOL website- but I think it was in relation to my "Turkey in sheep's clothing" poem. I wouldn't know how to get started with an illustrated book . However I'm attempting to set up a Youtube channel and record my voiceover with pictures etc. Early days but hopefully I'll get there soon. Thanks for taking the time to comment on my profile x
Comment is about Sarah Louise mcnee (poet profile)
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as previously mentioned Dev, certainly not run of the mill material. Am I jealous of your skills? too right
Comment is about Shoeshine - Recalling the Lessons of My Father - In Memoriam (blog)
Original item by Devon Brock
but eve, you didn't say which beach or what time? but hey, no probs I'm standing by.
My bike tyres are pumped up, my flask is filled, my speedos are towel wrapped, my salmon paste butties are all done, I've even bought a new bucket and spade I'll have you know
but if its many clicks away, give me a week or two to get there and I'll be hoping you like stone cold tea and curly salmon paste butties 😆
Comment is about Come down to the beach... (blog)
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Thanks for your like Vautaw the poet with so many names is this the famous one I wonder?
Comment is about Vautaw (poet profile)
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cheers two liking ladies and one liking gent.
Re the last line, you betcha!
Comment is about what would we do without dads (blog)
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Thanks Martin, that is high praise indeed. I did surprise myself with how much I enjoyed doing them though.😀
J.
Comment is about Haiku X 10 (blog)
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Mon 17th Jun 2019 13:45
Nice! Agree with Martin about the line 'my swimming brain spins out'.
Very evocative of youth and regrets.
Jennifer
Comment is about Return To America (blog)
Original item by Tom
Thanks for your kind words, Martin. Although I try not to write too long a verse, they do tend to end up that way due to the story details, so thanks for sticking with it! 😊 Surprisingly it didn't take as long to write as with some of my other, shorter offerings. Btw, just had a read of your samples and must say that I find them very profound. I wish I could write to such a depth and imagination. Very moving. Thank you. I think that's why I err on the side of humour.
Comment is about A 'Snitch', in Time! (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
I know almost nothing about baseball but this held my attention. Just got to learn the offside rule now!
Comment is about the first pitch of summer (blog)
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Great choice for poem of the week here. Really powerful. Agree with martin E here but it stands up on page just as well i think
Comment is about 'My Point is Circular' by Alexandra Parapadakis is Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I met her twice reading in Manchester, certainly was a one off. I've seen bits of her work since. I suspect this will be a interesting book and will be a worthy tribute
Comment is about Posthumous collection by Leanne Bridgewater will aid animal protest campaigns (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Finely spun, evocative words. Good poetry is always a pleasure to share, whether writer or reader. Your 'subject' is universal, and so clearly captured with simplicity, whether from your direct experience or imagination.
Comment is about Return To America (blog)
Original item by Tom
It boggles the Mind. And jostles the Soul. Which makes the unified gasp: 'How on Earth!' ideal.
Fate or Feat? Interesting - that switch of letter position. Like playing mind games.
Comment is about Sunbeam (photo)
Original item by Wolfgar
have you ever thought of turning this into a children's book?
it would be wonderful to read with illustrations x
Comment is about Wayne McLellan (poet profile)
Original item by Wayne McLellan
A splendid photo! Absolutely fabulous. Just my uneducated opinion, but I think it rocks!
Love the colour tone, the shop's choice of crockery and cloth, so earthy and classy simultaneously. The colourful guide booklet, the bag to the side, itself textured in contrast to the tableware. The compact, black cell phone (I'm guessing). Even the half-filled cups (an element of disturbance). The study of sunlight and shade and shadow.
The centre point with the lined-up circles on the cloth shooting like arrows OUT into the street life, the van, the people, the buildings across the way, with the teapot in the foreground so sympathetically angled. The 'idea travels', if that makes any sense to you, from one simple point out - to embrace the street, the town, the people, the way of life, its history etc. etc. etc. Even the idea of tea and sheep is like writing a history of the area.
You'll think I'm bonkers. But I think this photo is breath-taking. Art with Soul and Insight. Passion. And a Message.
There! I'm done!
Oh, the effect of the sheep looking directly at the viewer is terrific! And the idea of two, companionship, rather than
solitude. Evoking the question, 'Why have they gone, leaving their tea unfinished?' The picture has layers of ideas - layers!
Kudos to the owners of the shop. 'The Three Sheep' resounds with the glamour of 'The Three Wisemen'. Probably intentional. Or maybe linked to a local story.
Now, I'm done. I hope I'm not intrusive. Are you a Terry Prachett fan, by any chance?
Comment is about Tea in Skipton (photo)
Original item by Wolfgar
Mon 17th Jun 2019 11:17
Dear Afish (Irish or Arabian?)
thanks for reading my poem.
It says this site uses cookies.
try some.
they are delicious.
Comment is about afishamongmany (poet profile)
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Poetry served hot to trot with loving detail like a focussed small world and the temporary submission of the client is apparent as a towering influence. Great sense of immediacy a touch of Bukowski!
All the best ray
Comment is about Shoeshine - Recalling the Lessons of My Father - In Memoriam (blog)
Original item by Devon Brock
Mon 17th Jun 2019 11:14
the line
about the ice chest and recliner
came to me at the end
an apt close to this funny poem
glad you liked it.
Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)
Original item by Don Matthews
Mon 17th Jun 2019 11:06
In the UK suicide on railways is so common the railway staff have been trained to spot vulnerable people and to engage with them. So sad.
Thanks for highlighting this issue
Comment is about Eric Was a Werewolf (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
nice one martin will be good to catch up
Comment is about Stuart Buck is guest poet at Write Out Loud Sale at the Waterside on Tuesday (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you Martin
Comment is about Shoeshine - Recalling the Lessons of My Father - In Memoriam (blog)
Original item by Devon Brock
Mon 17th Jun 2019 11:00
Enjoyed the flow of this poem.
Thanks for sharing
Comment is about Transformation (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
Long runs on the Greyhound. I feel your pain. Excellent work.
Comment is about Return To America (blog)
Original item by Tom
Martin,
This is a song. In my head it has a melody like a Dead Kennedy's song "Holiday Inn Cambodia." One of Eric's favorite bands. Or it could go with a melancholy country sound like The Supersuckers "Sleepy Vampire."
Thank you
Comment is about Eric Was a Werewolf (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
I hope to be there Stu
Cheers
Martin
Comment is about Stuart Buck is guest poet at Write Out Loud Sale at the Waterside on Tuesday (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Brilliant . I don't very often read long poems. But this was caught me straight away. It must have taken you a bit of time.
Nice one
Comment is about A 'Snitch', in Time! (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Thank you Jason,
Unfortunately we do not always see when someone is at risk for suicide.
Comment is about Eric Was a Werewolf (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
A very interesting metaphor here. This made me think of swan lake the ballet when reading this piece and the beauty that goes with that.
Nice one
Comment is about SWAN KING - - - OR - - - - HENRY VIII- - - - YOUR CHOICE (blog)
Original item by Dorothy Webb
I applaud you tackling a subject which for some will be a difficult one .
great poem
nice one
Comment is about More Flowers Now (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
Like many celebrations I have very mixed feelings about the crass commercialism that always accompanies such events. On the other hand I applaud the recognition of good fathering, because there are a lot of good fathers and step fathers around that so often don't get a mention. At the same time I grieve for those who have not had a good father experience for whom such events would be something not worth celebrating.
But good on you Ray I am sure you have made a good step father
Nice one mate
Comment is about ON FATHERS DAY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A wonderfully textured piece as always Robert
Nice one
Comment is about On rejoining the cult (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
A lovely poem of good memories. love the line
'my swimming brain spins out'
Nice one
Comment is about Return To America (blog)
Original item by Tom
This has the real feel of a song like quality about it with what seems to be a repeating chorus line.
Nice one
Comment is about Eric Was a Werewolf (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
This strikes me as having a very lyrical feel to it making it worthy of being a song.
Nice one
Comment is about Was it worth it (blog)
Original item by nathleighsha
It's good to see you voted POTW for the second time Alexandra. Interesting to read your bio/answers too. I have a young granddaughter who has similar issues that you describe with both speech and writing but she also has your spirit too!
Good to know that you have graduated and are now perhaps freer to compose more compelling poetry.
Comment is about 'My Point is Circular' by Alexandra Parapadakis is Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I like this because it is not all sugary but portrays a genuine hurt.
Nice one
Comment is about Just resting my eyes (blog)
Original item by ByteSize
I thought the title was little harsh to begin with but started to twig half way through. A great poem Wayne
Nice one
Comment is about You Cheating Bitch! (blog)
Original item by Wayne McLellan
Sorry Don...not a risqué poem....it's a poem about a video of someone else being risque.
Comment is about Bridget Everett - On the Edge (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
I am there with you. Love the beach. You have captured this marvellously.
Nice one eve
Comment is about Come down to the beach... (blog)
Original item by eve nortley
Incredible! Congratulations for a magnificent piece Alexandra!
Thank you 🎈
Mae
Comment is about 'My Point is Circular' by Alexandra Parapadakis is Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I am not in the least surprised that this poem has become POTW. It is an excellent use of words. because of its natural rhythm and pace I can imagine it being read or recited in a live situation.
Many congratulations Alexandra
Comment is about 'My Point is Circular' by Alexandra Parapadakis is Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
This is a really forensic analysis of letters and how they can be used, and abused. A very clever and well thought out piece.
Comment is about Veil of Words (blog)
Original item by ByteSize
You raise a good point. I am afraid I can never quite understand people taking 'selfies'. But then I hate pictures of myself anyway, much less take them myself.
Nice one
Comment is about Selfless selfie (blog)
Original item by Jeannot
I am just caught up in the movement and the trail of this poem. Completely stunning.
I look forward to reading more
Comment is about outside (blog)
Original item by Eiren Water
'as he slurped up drama in great mouthfulls, as if she were kool-aid'
what a fabulous line in amongst a fabulous poem rounded of nicely with that final line.
Love it
Comment is about addicts lie (blog)
Original item by Eiren Water
Wayne McLellan
Mon 17th Jun 2019 16:24
Well said Sarah.
A really positive message puts things into perspective 👍
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