Thanks for commenting on my poem. I'm considering the 'ravaged' suggestion. I did have ravaged initially, but then I thought ravished is a signal to the past, that he hasn't always been old and unattractive and that once he was indeed ravished.

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Awww hello you! Where've you been hiding? You'll have to make sure you come to the Christmas Spoke so we can have a catch up! xx

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Hi Harry, thanx for note about port sunlight after you saw it recently, yes he went the extra mile for his workers cheers Jeff

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Nigel, the Arts Trail books have arrived. And look magnificent!

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Hya Andy
Always think about performing most of my stuff once written. Thank you for your comment and taking the trouble to read Voice of the Innocents. Look forward to seeing and hearing you at Joshua's Charity 'do' on the 7th Dec. Also thank you for offering to partake mate, much appreciated.

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Thank you very much :)

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Hi Ann thank you. I have just added a Youtube link to my profile showing me performing at a recent poetry night in Liverpool.

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Hi Dominic - a very warm welcome to WOL :)

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Hi Leslie - a warm welcome to WOL. Hope you are enjoying being here on the site. Maybe try putting one of your poems on the blogs - more people see them there I reckon.

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Sometimes an argument over nothing.............Escalates.........................in accidental time.......................Two hotheads rubbing up, each other, the wrong way

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Hi Laura, 'Beano' many thanks for the kind words. I never actually met Ian Drury but if he is the one I think you mean well rather a sad ending. BTW, I haven't been to Thanet either. That was just a name that came to me. Just been checking out some of your poetry links, gosh impressive. Glad you are still posting. x

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Maggie I like your toast to the Queen of royal blue!

Dreadlock and John seem to share the same view
myself included.

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Lovely seeing you Cynthia! Hope Stanley is feeling better. xx

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I have found the group on these pages again! and I have also made a comment on the Home page about Poetry Invite to the Palace. Thanks for everyone who helped me find my way back.
Maggie

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Thanks for the link – that poem has a reference to the Beatles also. My education continues. As for the expression "Bag of Cats", I liked it enough to write a 'poem' about it.

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HI again. I googled the Farley poem, so here it is. So now you've got all the top poems about the Year of the Big FReeze!

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/jan/26/poetry.features

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Hi Starfish Thanks for the kind comments on Annus MIrabilis. Glad you spoted the Larkin connection. I did it on purpose. Both poems are about 1963 and start of with a Beatles reference and 'problems' with girls. Paul Farley has also done a gone one about that year, but he focuses on the death of Sylvia PLath. If you want o try to find it, it's called 1th February, 1963 and is a collection Called THe Ice Age.

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Hi John,

Thanks for your comments on my "Another Two Line Horror Story." LOL! I think of myself as twenty years younger. That is until I look in the mirror.

Thanks,
Shirley

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Hi Cate. Fortunately I tend to finish in one hit - I guess it shows . . . I do tidy afterwards of course. But for you to be left with an unfinished entry, that is cruel!
I suppose I should be checking the comp. I wonder if I know how?

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Hi Barry,just popped on to look at the competition.... I'm half way through mine and Ive seen its finished already! Thanks for your comments on The Last Song, and Uncle Ned. I`ll have to get writing again. its ages since I posted something!
Cate xx

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Like your profile picture and sample poem.

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I like your bio, very impressive.

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Thank you for your comment on my poem.

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Isobel, I got my email back as DaemonMail.

It's been a hectic week. We are both coming, and we are really looking forward to the occasion, both as a visit with you and a chance to share poetry at the Tudor.

We are aiming for 3:30-4:00 p.m., schedules permitting. Let us know if this is convenient. We'll call from Victoria Station to clue you right in, so that there's no hanging about.

How do I access you via email privately?

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More on Thomas Chatterton:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Chatterton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Chatterton

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Cannery Row is a fantastic book. Although it is an 'old' book, it feels completely modern in its style and attitude.

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Great meeting this evening!
As promised, the books I have of John Steinbeck are:
The Grapes of Wrath
East of Eden
The Wayward Bus
The Red Pony
The Long Valley
Tortilla Flat
Cannery Row
Sweet Thursday
The Pearl
Travels with Charley...

D. x

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thanks again Harry - 'eclipse' sounds a bit to obvious - I was hoping 'trial & tribulation' might get a few folk scrambling for a dictionary or Wiki. This was another one I adapted from a short story I've written - and boy is THAT dark - way too much detail to put into a poem unfortunately.
I do enjoy it when you start to autopsy my stuff - I always think when I'm hitting 'post' - 'I wonder if Harry's going to get to the bottom of this one?' I suspect we're currently in an honourable 'score draw' position :-)
cheers again
Ian

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sounds good MC (the Kennedy stuff) I'd spotted 3 programs on Kennedy this week - 2 are on terrestrial but the National Geo channel is doing a dramatized documentary on it tomorrow night @ 9pm also - so the old Sky+ is going to be taking more hammer. I also got a really good magazine with an interesting feature on JFK in general and the assassination in particular - it was a regular monthly one called something like 'History' well worth a look at if you're in WM Smiths.
Glad you liked 'A Step Towards Winter' I've also written a bookend piece called 'Step Towards Summer' which is in my new poetry collection and also a CD of music I'm releasing in the next couple of weeks - I'll be posting on Soundcloud when we finish mixing - I know you're into your music/song writing - I'm also a massive fan of Johnny Cash - watch this space as I'm working on a poem about him and will post on WOL soon
cheers
Ian

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Thank you for your lovely comment.

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Thank you.

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I like the sequel D

On the road
the leader decides
to reduce speed
but the followers
also slow down
they all think
must be a
speed camera ahead!

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Ann,
Thank you so much for being so welcoming....hope ill have fun on WOL.

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Im mighty glad you can find amusement in the outpourings of my tortured soul.

Ive no intention of adding sound so someone can illegally download my song.You'll have to wait till I get a recording deal.

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Thank you Ann. Will try to comply but with my old gas driven laptop I am experiencing some difficulties pasting my efforts into blog area.
Will persevere
Jack

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Hi Nigel: "The Road" - a sequel - - -

You did
Said the marchers
'Cause you're first

Said he
It's a curse
Being first
I will walk behind thee
Therefore my walk will be
Quite indescribably
More relaxed, leisurely...

(with apologies from me, D)!...

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Thank you :)

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Hi Dr Joe - hope you are enjoying being a part of WOL :)

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Hi Jack - a very warm welcome to WOL. An enjoyable poem on your profile page - if you'd like to put it on the blogs section you might get some comments - if that's what you'd like :)

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Hi Surjit - a very warm welcome to WOL. Be great if you could add some of your poetry to your profile. Hope you will enjoy the site and take part too :)

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Forgot to mention. It starts at 8 or thereabouts. Some poets get there earlier so they can socialise and that might not be a bad idea as there will be plenty of people you'll want to speak to.

Most people do a couple of poems or around 5 mins - but it depends on the length of the poem and on how many poets turn up. We have the occasional quiet night, like everywhere else, but of late it's been just about right - not too many, not too few.I'm sure there'll be a bit of leeway for someone who's travelled and made an effort to visit us.

Our compere for the night is Dave Carr so it should be good.

xx

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Thank you for your constructive critic.

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Isobel, Stanley and I cased the joint last week, finding our way from Victoria Station to Wigan Wallgate. We finally found the Tudor after much munching around, only to discover we could have thrown a stone so far from the Station entrance.

I need some details, like starting time, and, especially, time allowed for performance.

What would be the chance of arriving late afternoon and having a pickup at the Wigan station? Either way, I am coming. And Stan will make sure I get there safely and timely. Depending on how easy it is for you to 'put me up', he will also stay for the evening and then escort me home again that night.

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Hiya Thomas
thanks for your kind comments on 'full contact' - i'm a big fan of rugby league and it is, indeed, both graceful and powerful - glad you liked the attempt to bring this across in the poem
cheers
Ian

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Dave
re: 'trial & tribulation'
you've nailed it in one mate - and you should be very worried to be so far inside my head
:-) it wasn't this eclipse, it was one a few years ago - and I wrote the original piece as a short story - which was far more disturbing (particularly the 'trial' aspect which isn't really covered in this shorter version.)
For someone, like myself, who isn't a 'believer' revelations is a bloody great source-work for ideas - I guess it all has to do with that enforced catholic upbringing - some of that indoctrination shit had to stick somewhere LOL
Ian

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re: 'trial & tribulations'- thanks for the kind comments - glad you liked it m'dear :-)
Ian

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thanks for your kind comments on 'trial & tribulation' Harry - I always enjoy your little analysis pieces and i'm never sure whether i'm more pleased if you 'get it' or not - you seem pretty close to the mark on this one - but Dave Bradley looks like he's got rather too far inside my head this time :-)
Ian

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thanks for the kind comments on 'all hallows eve' starfish - so, according to you I have gone against everything my teachers said I wasn't - i.e 'you're not big and you're not clever whiteley' - very kind of you to say so though mate
Ian

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thanks for the comment on 'all hallows eve' john - surely a picture of Gove keeps everyone away from the door - not just the kids ;-)
Ian

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thanks for commenting on 'all hallows eve' harry - glad you liked it
Ian

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