"The murmur of the surf plays in her ears like muffled
notes bowed on a cello"............

I like those words a lot!

Comment is about Sea Dreams (blog)

Original item by Pixievic

In a class of its own Stu for sheer descriptive lines - perfectly captured like a Hitchcock moment.

Ray

Comment is about the jackdaws... (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Good to see you posting Preeti.
Short and sweet and an interesting idea.
Can wounds fly deep?
I like the brevity though.
More please!

Comment is about Ego (blog)

Haha, aww thanks Rose. I'm not a Manc, I grew up near Blackburn but live in Huddersfield now. Bokkle is possibly better but it's not really how we say it. It's more like bo''le, but you wouldn't be able to read that and I couldn't think of another way of writing it. Which other poems did you read of mine?

Comment is about We're off to Never never land - Paracetamol, cucumber sandwiches and the Lost rent boy (blog)

Original item by Matt

..sounds like navigating treacherous terrain in a tentative vessel..so sad that a journey is sometimes incompletely understood until experienced.

This hits hard..thanks for putting it up.

elPintor

Comment is about Tips for my Daughter, How not to get raped, pt1 (blog)

Original item by confirmstatushere

Well what can I say... From near relegation to winning a premier league title within 12 months. Fairytale ending. :)

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

I get the picture of a lawyer preparing a case. The final line is particularly weighty.

I've read a few of your latest poems and really enjoy the spacing tactic you use in your presentation..it moves like a camera shutter..a very effective device.

Thanks for putting up the great work.

elPintor

Comment is about Cigarette Burns (blog)

Thanks, Martin and Rose, for reading and your comments. I'm pleased that you found the metaphors compelling.

elPintor

Comment is about nightfall (blog)

Original item by nunya

An inkwell of darkness is fabulous. Nice poem

Comment is about nightfall (blog)

Original item by nunya

I love your description of what you did with arborio rice. very good Stu

Comment is about arborio (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

How beautifully put Preeti .

Comment is about Ego (blog)

I particularly love the use of the word carcasses in this poem as it has some many possible interpretations.
Fab

Comment is about Cigarette Burns (blog)

Thanks Stu , Maria and Dorinda much appreciated. It was kind of a nod towards Shakspeare, although would not pretend to be in the same league as the great man. Though I may try writing some more in a similar vein.
Thanks again
Martin

Comment is about sleep (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thank you... Your comments are always pertinent and gratefully received.

I think the pertinent line is killers killing legalised. Its always the de humanising of the enemy that make them targets.
The Israeli arms industry is now huge. And practices its devastation in small wars with small neighbours.

The recent attacks on Ken Livingstone by the Jewish lobby that has bastardised the use of the phrase "anti semitic" to silence anyone who speaks out against Israeli foreign policy.
Was my motivation for pen to paper.

Comment is about Warsaw 1944 Ghetto (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

hahaha! another triff tale Matt,but yer cudda put bokkle not bot'le,or are yer not from Manchestaww?

bung us anuvver un soon pal!


Rose.

Comment is about We're off to Never never land - Paracetamol, cucumber sandwiches and the Lost rent boy (blog)

Original item by Matt

Hi David

Thanks and you do. I just observed, emptied the ashtrays, refilled the coffee cups and never judged.

Lynn x

Comment is about Cigarette Burns (blog)

"sleeps in a snare of silence" and I read this poem in a barnful of awe!

love it!


Rose.x

Comment is about nightfall (blog)

Original item by nunya

Blind Labyrinth is an electroacoustic music duo and we found this poem through this blog. With Pauline Sewards's permission and collaboration, we set this poem to music!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f03clWwOfeQ

Comment is about Synaesthetes night out at Cafe Oto (blog)

Original item by pauline sewards

Definitely an inside job, Stu. Great study with humour and tiny obsessiveness perhaps, all very worthy. I got a couple of old prestige stainless steel pans with copper bottoms still good after thirty years , and I think the food retains more flavour than in the teflons.

Much enjoyed. Ray

Comment is about arborio (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vgIcklGKQs

Comment is about nightfall (blog)

Original item by nunya

Good for Lucy Nice poem Hugh

Comment is about The loneliness of Lucy (blog)

Original item by hugh

WoW! An amazing piece of work!

Comment is about 'Airways, Breathing, Circulation' by Peter Knaggs is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Re S#n right, correct and bloody hope so. Love in perpetuity Tommy (ahem)

Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Makes me a bit anxious reading this, like I can feel it.

Congratulations, Peter.

Comment is about 'Airways, Breathing, Circulation' by Peter Knaggs is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

The touch of this piece Ian has 'The Mezzanine' by Nicholson Baker about it- not that it is purposefully so. It resonates. Tommy

Comment is about Head In Hands (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

A lovely poem.
I don't know the story behind the inspiration for it, but the poem can be attributed to so many other losses, which is what I really like about it.

Congratulations, Nicola.

Comment is about 'Rose Petals' by Nicola Beckett is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Sigh...

Comment is about Your emptiness (blog)

Original item by Maria

Like a scene out of a movie... I can see a lot of people who live and communicate like that, which makes it both humorous and relatable.

Great pick for poem of the week. Congratulations, Mike.

Comment is about Write Out Loud's first Poem of the Week: 'The lovers' by Mike Watts (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

This is a great piece of writing and 'tasers' me every time i read it.

Comment is about 'Airways, Breathing, Circulation' by Peter Knaggs is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

ah creepy *do not look at the dark corner*

Comment is about Old House (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

good spot John - amended on the blog.
Regards his skull - the rumour is that his skull was stolen and is not in the grave - but the church won't allow excavation of his tomb - stating the 'curse' as old Bills obvious wish not to be disturbed - which means we won't know for sure - handy for the church eh? *wink*

Comment is about 'Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones' by Ian Whiteley is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

thanks for the kind comment on 'sun bleached bones' Helen - a sorry chapter in this countries law and order - I appreciate you taking the time to comment
Ian

Comment is about Helen (poet profile)

Original item by Helen

thanks for the comments on the 'Sun' *spits* piece Tommy - it's a worthless rag and should be shut down - and their petulant decision not to cover the hearing outcome should be the final nail in their sorry coffin
Ian

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

cheers Ray - I appreciate t your comments
Ian

Comment is about Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Haha! Awesome! That was kind of my intention I guess. Glad you both liked it ;) xx

Comment is about Dirty little butterfly (blog)

Original item by Matt

..very vivid and heart-rending. I'm so glad that I read this. Your references to the curse of hatred and the eternal flame are especially welcome.

Thanks so much for your account, lived through a heart touched so deeply by the suffering of others.

elPintor

Comment is about Why? (blog)

Original item by Dorinda MacDowell

Nigel, you are too kind, but thank-you for the vote of confidence.

Comment is about Nicola Hulme (poet profile)

Original item by Nicola Hulme

Simply beautiful Martin....

Comment is about sleep (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

It starts so pretty and kind of fluffy and then quickly moves to a sensual dirty land. Very well done.

Comment is about Dirty little butterfly (blog)

Original item by Matt

Very moving.Trapped by the ones you love, but hopeful the pain will turn into a scar.

Comment is about Scar (blog)

Original item by Paige

Very beautiful. I feel tired sadness and hopeful beauty in the poem.

Comment is about sleep (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

this is lovely martin. a complete change of tack and you pull it off really well.

Comment is about sleep (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

cheers mr pintor, much appreciated. i am enjoying your work as well, good to have a new voice on here.

Comment is about shard (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Hi Fatima,

'What Is It' is my poem and was published on line by 'Writers for Calais Refugees' on 26 October 2015.

The poem says it all.

Thank you for liking it.

David

Comment is about David Subacchi (poet profile)

Original item by David Subacchi

Big big day for the Foxes! Sian you will HAVE to write a piece about today. Every football supporter in the land and beyond will be cheering you on. What an amazing event in prospect. Come on you Foxes!! Tommy

Comment is about Sian Bird (poet profile)

Original item by Sian Bird

Hi Matt

You have made me feel uneasy. Apologies if that wasn't your intention but the words worked for me!

Lynn x

Comment is about Dirty little butterfly (blog)

Original item by Matt

Thanks for reading and commenting Thomas

Lynn x

Comment is about Woodchip (blog)

Hi Stu

Thanks for reading and your very kind comment. I hope your new arrival has settled into the world well. It makes me do all sorts of emotions too. This is just the tip of a very large iceberg!

Lynn x

Comment is about Teaspoon (blog)

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words. Your responses are greatly appreciated.

elPintor

Comment is about getaway car (blog)

Original item by nunya

MC, I already have a referendum parody in the oven, so to speak, which will be presented on here shortly.
On the Jezza/Ken matter, I love these political paradoxes whereby uncritical followers of (in this case) the left don't know what to think. Do hardliners side with Jezza or with Ken; Tommy (below) obviously didn't know.

Comment is about KENNY (blog)

Original item by John Coopey