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Comment is about Ron Stier (poet profile)

Original item by Ron Stier

I like you style! You're now on my favourites list and I look forward to reading more of your poetry. (Better late than never!)

Comment is about Paul Waring (poet profile)

Original item by Paul Waring

You are amazing. Never stop. Never move on from this, I would love to know if I'm right, but is this slam poetry ?

Comment is about Dochey Murphy (poet profile)

Original item by Dochey Murphy

aye up David - thanks very much for your kind and supportive comments regarding Janus and Blizzard - nice to see you posting as well - hope you're keeping well mate
Ian

Comment is about David Blake (poet profile)

Original item by David Blake

Thanks for the comment Ray. It's a self-portrait ?

Have you ever been to Aldeburgh poetry festival? Well worth a visit...

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

Really enjoyed the profile and the sample. The words truth and freedom mean different things to different people so though I also wish to run free and spread the truth I hope your poems flesh out your definition of these terms to you. If we coincide in views of what truth and freedom mean then we are brethren in arms but if we disagree on these terms we run as opponents.
However, once again, really enjoyed your sample and hope to find time to read more of your work.

Comment is about AM Cash (poet profile)

Original item by AM Cash

Hey Belmont, just want to thank you for that poem, P. It inspired me to write a similar style poem entitled A. Thanks a lot and hope to read some of your new work when you get the chance to share with the WOL community

Comment is about Jake Vincent Belmont (poet profile)

Original item by Jake Vincent Belmont

Alan, thanks so much for congratulating me about People Watching getting POTW. I really appreciate it.

Paul

Comment is about alan barlow (poet profile)

Original item by alan barlow

Dear Suki,

There is some hero or heroin from a set of books my parents gave to me who was named Suki. I'm desperately trying to recall the story, but the name remains unmistakable.

elP

Comment is about Suki Spangles (poet profile)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Hi M.C.

Thanks for the comment

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Hey there, Ray,

Thanks for commenting, AGAIN, on "..to make something beautiful". I agree that the comments are insightful..a much desired affect of putting one's writing in public view. I've come into much more than I would've expected from such an open and varied forum..and, I know that I have people like you to thank for that, Ray..

..now back ya' go, like a good fella'..

elP

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

thanks for the kind and supportive comments on 'Janus' Paul - yes - we are all getting older - and it doesn't and shouldn't mean that the fire burns any less fiercely - keep on keeping on mate
Ian

Comment is about Paul Waring (poet profile)

Original item by Paul Waring

thanks or the kind and supportive comments on 'Janus' Stu - really pleased you liked it
Ian

Comment is about Stuart Buck (poet profile)

Original item by Stuart Buck

thanks for commenting on 'Janus' Harry - you? a wimp? NEVER1 Glad you liked it
Ian

Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)

Original item by Harry O`N eill

thanks again for commenting on 'Janus' Rich - glad you liked it
Ian

Comment is about Rich (poet profile)

Original item by Rich

Steve,
If you remember, talking after seeing your
play in Liverpool I found it difficult to describe a
play of my own, and said I might blog it on here.

I wrote it after wondering if it was possible to do
a mainly `static` kind of fantastic play which made
the audience have to pay more heed to dialogue.

I`ve blogged the first (short) scene and wonder if
you`ve had a look at it yet.

It`s intended to `set up` the dramatic elements of
situation, protaginsts, antagonist, and goal to be
achieved against which the actual aim of the play
(which was satire) can take place.

The subject of the play is `iffy` and - as I thought -
there has been no reaction, but I would welcome
your opinion as to whether you think this scene
`works` (purely as a `set up` to keep the actors
arguing and the audience wondering)

It`s William and Benjamin (blogged 1st Jan)

(If you are busy on other things now, dont worry
I quite understand)

Comment is about stephen smith (poet profile)

Original item by stephen smith

Hi Hazel. Many thanks for your comment on my latest blog entry. All I ask from myself is to evoke some feeling through my work, even if it only be in one individual. Then I know I've done my job (erm...such that it is!)

Comment is about Hazel ettridge (poet profile)

Original item by Hazel ettridge

Welcome to the site, plenty to see and learn here, especially for the live scene. Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about old shoes (poet profile)

Original item by old shoes

Hi John.

One fact about over weight earlobes. No matter how big they'll never rub together. (Doesn't bear thinking about)

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

you are a very fine man.

Comment is about Chakraj (poet profile)

Original item by Chakraj

Thankyou for your comments but when you have been on the line of fire with Hearsay the nastyness can ruin your life and mud sticks forever their are too many I'm all right jacks in this world to ever think you can put things right regards Wendy .

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

David,
I see red lines scored through the name Chester Poets
in the gigs section for the date 23rd February...Has that night been altered - -or cancelled - for any reason?

Comment is about David Subacchi (poet profile)

Original item by David Subacchi

just read bone, fantastic, realy good. don't stop writing.

Comment is about Alaska Anthony (poet profile)

Original item by Alaska Anthony

Many thanks for commenting on @Gave Me Up To Tears' Jon - I'm pleased you liked it - hope you are keeping well - any trips Wigan way planned?
Ian

Comment is about Jon Darby (poet profile)

Original item by Jon Darby

many thanks for commenting on 'Gave Me Up To Tears' Rich - I'm pleased that you liked it
Ian

Comment is about Rich (poet profile)

Original item by Rich

Cynthia,
Thank you for your warm welcome to WOL! I had Shakespear in mind when I used the phrase 'pilgrim palms' (from Romeo and Juliet).
-Sydney

Comment is about Sydney Southers (poet profile)

Original item by Sydney Southers

Sydney, Welcome to WOL. I'm often off line for days. And then have a two-three hour splurge. You have a great attitude that will take you far in writing. Sharing and comparing is a fab way to improve your technique and expand your scope.

'Pilgrim palms' is very good; urges multi-faceted thinking of 'pilgrim'. The connotative power in one word is like a treasure house.

Cynthia

Comment is about Sydney Southers (poet profile)

Original item by Sydney Southers

Hi Ray, I just want to thank you again for writing and posting Cursory Rhyme (fantastic title). I am deeply touched that you wrote it with my missing poems story in mind and the dedication was a lovely touch. Mike Hubbard genuinely made me laugh out loud (a LoL on WoL!), and I kept grinning for ages after.

Thank you my friend, I'll remember this thoughtful gesture.

Paul

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

Glad you liked my sample poem LB. Hope you enjoy spending time here on WoL, it's a great learning resource with lots of excellent writers covering diverse styles and themes. All the best, Colin.

Comment is about Little Bit (poet profile)

Original item by Little Bit

Hi again David, just wanted to let you know I did as you said and checked out 'The High Window'. Congratulations , I enjoyed it and will check it often. I also mentioned the press in my Wordpress blog posting: https://francesmacaulayforde.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/wa-writers-festival/
Looking forward to reading more of you words.

Comment is about David Cooke (poet profile)

Original item by David Cooke

Hi Jane, thanks for your comment on Earth and Sky...It's been a while since you commented on it so it has taken me a while to get here. I am really enthralled by your samples....Apple power!
I will be looking into your archived work and hope to see your future pieces as well.

Comment is about jane wilcock (poet profile)

Original item by jane wilcock

Hi Paul. As a tribute to your "names" poem and also as an offer in honour of your WOL clincher, I have just put on a poem for you. Please feel free to comment(!)

All the best Ray

Comment is about Paul Waring (poet profile)

Original item by Paul Waring

Just wanted to thank you again Alan for your comments. I really appreciated you going to the trouble of posting a second one but, in all honesty, I was just chuffed to read your first one saying how much you liked the poem!?

Thanks again Alan, I'm now going to spend some time reading through some of your pieces on here.

Cheers, Paul

Comment is about alan barlow (poet profile)

Original item by alan barlow

After mis-clicking due to a random act of dog I clicked on your profile and read your sample, to which all I have to say is please post some more as I would like to read it based upon what I have seen. Regards Al

Comment is about Freyja Torn (poet profile)

Original item by Freyja Torn

I like your stuff. Had to read it a couple of times to understand. So I did.

Comment is about Ashley (poet profile)

Original item by Ashley

Thanks for your comments - really pleased. I shall browse your material now.

Comment is about Juan Pablo Lynch (poet profile)

Original item by Juan Pablo Lynch

Hello and welcome to WOL. ? Really like your untitled sample poem above.

Comment is about D Philo (poet profile)

Original item by D Philo

Open up the wardrobe put on my party frock
and go on a red hot date - - - then on the other hand I might just stay in and order a pizza!

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

I really enjoy your work Randall. Something good definitely comes from the dross of daily writing. Thank you for your comments on my poems and I hope to hear more from you on them (critic me if needs be).

Comment is about Randall Eckstein (poet profile)

Original item by Randall Eckstein

Thanks for the comments...take care mate...Jeff.

Comment is about Juan Pablo Lynch (poet profile)

Original item by Juan Pablo Lynch

For me, the most visually powerful poem amongst many was '75 Nights of Bombs'. I'm busy writing about my Pathfinder dad and WRAF mum...
Also loved SEGMENTS, particularly:

Hypnotised the cat rolling oranges
under tartan slippers’ soles.
To the knitting needle clack
of mum’s backing track.

So, thank you.

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Pleased to 'meet' you, David.
'Your Chair' reminded me of my own Irish father and his favourite chair - which I'd not thought about... has now inspired. I enjoyed the close-up look and the dialogue at the end - all bringing him to life.
'Work Horses' was a clever (again) reminder of my dear old dad who could never, even after the war be accused of being 'out of work'. Again, you have inspired me to write about his heroic Pathfinder service which at the time was vilified and which he never talked about... then after his holding 3 taxi/bus driving jobs at once to feed my brother and Mum.
So thank you... I am very pleased to have made your acquaintance.

Comment is about David Cooke (poet profile)

Original item by David Cooke

Thanks for commenting on my poem Whitby Abbey. I think the Dracula influence is key for me. I once sat and read the text to my children at sunset sat on the hill overlooking the Abbey. I love it there to this day.

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

thanks for your kind comments regarding 'Saint Hate' Hazel, I appreciate you taking the time to comment
Ian

Comment is about Hazel ettridge (poet profile)

Original item by Hazel ettridge

Alexandra, I also hope to continue reading your work. I hope to produce more pieces that can be enjoyed by the entire WOL community.

Comment is about Juan Pablo Lynch (poet profile)

Original item by Juan Pablo Lynch

Hi Paul,
No problem!
I have been on here a couple of years or so now and when i first started out I had never written anything more than a haiku, and was completely against most poetry due to a strict education and an awful diet of shakespeare and wordsworth.
The encouragement i got from people on here has shaped my work, and i now headline poetry gigs, have a book out and have had a number one chapbook.
I put 90% of this down to WOL.
Cant wait to read more of your work
Stu

Comment is about Paul Waring (poet profile)

Original item by Paul Waring

Thanks Stu for your kind comments about 'Tragedy', so pleased you enjoyed it. Until I joined here last month I hadn't written much, so I'm still very much developing. Receiving this kind of positive feedback really encourages me to keep writing. Many thanks again. Paul

Comment is about Stuart Buck (poet profile)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Hi Paul, thanks for the lovely words you posted on my profile page. Just so's you know, I will always get to see any comments that are left under a blog entry as I like to read and keep up with other people's takes and opinions.

And I agree, leaving and receiving feedback is what makes this site such a great learning resource. I sincerely hope my witterings are of some use as much as I value receiving from others in return. I am aware that I don't always get it right all of the time and am always happy to stand corrected. Writing is a continual learning curve and no writer ever finds the end. IMO of course!

Right, so I'm gonna come back at you now on your 'Sweet Victory...' comment hahaha ?

Cheers,
Col

Comment is about Paul Waring (poet profile)

Original item by Paul Waring

Hi Louise,
Thanks for reading me.

acute mania is based loosely off of Howard blooms' commentary on violence being triggered by media (or not so much) in a short anecdote titled 'excersizing the animals in our brain' and, of course, the repressive, insistent, and destructive restlessness that comes with anxiety and compulsive disorders

Any entries with 'captain hook' in the title are conversational transcripts between me and a friend, or monologues written to them, or monologues written about them.

Ill be sure to take some time and peruse some pieces of yours as well, to return the favor

Comment is about Louise Clarke (poet profile)

Original item by Louise Clarke

I so love your work. It has flavor that is easy for me to decipher. You take me on a visual ride that makes my days delightful.

Comment is about Hazel ettridge (poet profile)

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