Whoaah! There you are again, Tommy.
You're rapidly building up a reputation as my biggest admirer.

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

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Blimey I am not surprised you worry..that long?..Is there nothing that can be done?..I do know that you can make sure you receive no with-held numbers a message comes up to tell folk that if their number is with-held they will not be put through. (that is if they are calling from a with-held number obviously.) You may want to try that..it would save you and your family having to deal with any more..Anyways good luck.

Comment is about Noetic-fret! (poet profile)

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ooo found you...lol after sending you a message too! thanks izz x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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What garbage doth thou spout now?
What garbage doth thou spout now!

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Hey Ian..Thanks so much for the great comment on my last effort..To be honest I don't do political poetry much at all...(and that fourth verse is my fave too!)

Again thanks so much :)

Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)

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Thanks for your comments on 'Citizen's Lament'
and I will remove the first 'or' as you suggested.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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hello MC...thanks for the comment on my latest...rarely do I do political poetry..it bores me to distraction. One my face book page I actually put a comment about wanting to write about bears, then all the gumph happened and Mrs T was everywhere..but I must admit I do not mourn her passing. Again thanks for your comment. :)

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

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Hi Cynthia, thx for popping by and commenting on my poem Never- Win x

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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I give in, Tommy. I just can't compete with your wit and repartee.

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

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Cheers Chris. Great to see both you and Natalie and thanks for the comment.

No offence taken at all. I was annoyed as you were trying to read and somebody was going on and we couldn't hear you.

Look forward to seeing you both soon.

L xx

Comment is about Louise Coulson (poet profile)

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Just to reassure you - I don't think there were any hecklers as such, at the last Tudor.

There was one lady talking very loudly in the corridor, seemingly unaware there was a poetry night going on right next to her - and there was a very drunk local standing by the gents. I'm not sure if he was meaning to shout encouragement or whether he was just very drunk and shouting for the hell of it. That's a bit of an occupational hazard of performing at the Tudor - for me it's part of the whole charm of it - no month is ever the same :))

Comment is about Chris Co (poet profile)

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Hey Louise,

Great poem/performance at the Tudor - me & Natalie both thought you were really good. Kinda suprised given you said performing might not be your thing.

Real conviction and a sort of "history of our days" vibe - good stuff.

I hope I didn't cause any upset when I was on. The lights were pretty dazzling on stage and I couldn't see - just heard what I thought was one of the hecklers. Natalie told me afterwards you were telling one of them off for me...so sorry if I said the wrong thing.

Hope you read next time out.

Best

Chris

Comment is about Louise Coulson (poet profile)

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Speaking out of my arse?
It is medically reported that there are less germs in the rectum than the mouth. I feel the truth of that when on the receiving end of your less polite observations.

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

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Hey, John,

No probs re: comment upon schadenfreude. I can understand your position, mine being somewhat different is bye the bye.

Besides I can always be relied upon to waffle out an opinion. Hehe

Glad you liked my latest - thx. 11 elections - crickey!

Best

Chris

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Howdy again Chris

Aye, Merry Hell are playing Wallasey this Sunday chuck. I don't think I'll be going along as will be having a late one Saturday supporting John the Baptist in Wigan. Will be needing me kip before work on Monday :) I know Bob would love to see y'all there though :)

You are bang on re John Smith. I was absolutely gutted when he died. For me, that really was the end of a genuine Labour party. It's been a sham ever since - not for the working class in the slightest, it's in name only. For 'New' Labour read 'Blue' Labour.

Aye, thanks for respecting my views, and you know that I always have time for yours, because I know that you do actually sit and think these things through, you do actually research stuff, and you form your opinions based on that research and thinking. I get so bloody tired of people regurgitating nonsense all the time!

Take good care anyway - hopefully see you and Nat soon

Laura

Comment is about Chris Co (poet profile)

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Oi John
who said i paid for the tea-cake - i'm a yorkshireman - if it's too expensive it don't get bought :-)
Ian

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Harry
thanks for commenting on 'old tyke blues' my day did improve sufficiently to keep on going - but somtimes it's a struggle :-)
Ian

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

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hey MC
thanks for the comment on 'old tyke blus' i'm thinking of putting it to a blues tune - so better be careful i don;t infringe any copyrights on the song you mention from your childhood
Ian

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

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Chris
thanks for the comments on 'fields of carbon & blood' and 'the beast' - much appreciated - enjoyed your reading at the tudor and 'i'll be back' so will have a chat with you later
cheers
Ian

Comment is about Chris Co (poet profile)

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Hi Laura thx for reading and for the feedback on my latest. Much appreciated. I have left a comment on the blog.

Oh and...

Me, Nat and maybe her Dad heard Merry Hell were playing the Old Wallaseyans in a couple of weeks. If you could let us know exactly when, we can dive over.

Best of

Chris

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Thank you Dorinda

I think all of us are gifted poets in the Stockport WOL group to which I am just a part of - - -

Comment is about Dorinda MacDowell (poet profile)

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Thanks Ged for your note on Dear Margaret. That's all we can ever do eh? Write our own truth. Surely that's the essence of being a poet?

Ta anyway, appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. Kind of wrote itself - been bubbling away in me for years, unsurprisingly :)

Cheers

Laura

Comment is about Ged Thompson (poet profile)

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Hi Harry

Thank you for your considered reply on John's poem - I'm going to reply here now as he has posted another poem. I acknowledge and respect your direct experience and history - thank you for your insights on a particular era in the unions' history. I was aware of the ballot issue. I will still have to agreeably disagree about the loss of manufacturing jobs, mind, and don't think you can make that comparison with Blair - it's a different kettle of fish completely. I don't believe for a second THEY caused it, I have enough knowledge on that score. You can however make a direct correlation between Thatcher's part in the deregulation of certain banking practices and the financial collapse.

Amongst my social circle, she was despised over the Falklands debacle. It seemed to us that it was the right wing press that were glorying in it (that'll make a change then!).

I'm not keen on your use of the word 'shameful' underclass - seems to be rather judgemental, that term. I would agree however that we would not be needing in-work benefits if people were paid an actual living wage instead of a pittance. It's that same old Money Trick yet again. I don't think Robert Tressell would be too shocked to know that it's still going on, as strong as ever.

Your last couple of lines made me smile by the way :)

Hope to see you at a poetry event at some point

Take care

Laura

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

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Hey, hya Mike.
Fancy meeting you here ha,ha.
Thanks for liking Shadows mate, it's a special one for me, takes me back every time I read it. BTW, Endless seconds ... loved the images ....
"Time's breath holds;....tenses
and unfolds, turns skin to silk; stimulates
limbs to gold."

Comment is about Mike Hilton (poet profile)

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Ahhhhh you big sweety recommending me!

Love you lots like Jelly Tots X

Comment is about Pros&Coms (poet profile)

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I forgot to add that I very much enjoyed 'Nothing Left' as you might expect from one who has voted the same way in 11 successive general elections.

Comment is about Chris Co (poet profile)

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Many thanks for your kind thoughts on my prose piece, Schadenfreude.

Comment is about Chris Co (poet profile)

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Many thanks for your kind thoughts on my prose piece, Schadenfreude.

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

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Many thanks for your kind thoughts on my prose piece, Schadenfreude.

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

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Many thanks for your kind thoughts on my prose piece, Schadenfreude.

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

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Many thanks for your kind thoughts on my prose piece, Schadenfreude.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Many thanks for your kind thoughts on my prose piece, Schadenfreude.

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Many thanks for your kind thoughts on my prose piece, Schadenfreude.

Comment is about Margaret Holbrook (poet profile)

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Newburry You do speak the truth- pitty its out your arse. Carry on.

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

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Hey TC - it strikes me that those who are gleefully hitting on "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead" seem aptly unaware that it will be forever associated with posturing loud-mouthed midgets.
Ding Dong...carry on.

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

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Hi MC
Thank you once again for your advice and kind words. Much appreciated. Just glad you enjoyed reading.
Pete The Bus Driving Poet.

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

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do you mean this contribution?

I hope she became aware of her dying
I hope she became aware of her senility
I hope she died in pain
I hope she died in fear

Liverpool fans chanting When Maggie Thatcher Dies v Sunderland
http://youtu.be/37Cmzvt549Y

Liverpool fans pre-match away at Wigan 2013 Thatcher song
http://youtu.be/NtwavcblPzo

I hope she became aware of her dying
I hope she became aware of her senility
I hope she died in pain
I hope she died in fear

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

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Cheers for your comments John.

I wrote it quickly and just put it down as I felt it.
I've not done it that way before and don't know if it's 'poetry correct '.
Mike

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Hello Pete - I go along with writing "off the cuff" as it were. Often too much thinking at the outset can interrupt the "flow". However, once the main body of the poem is set down, it is a good idea to go through it - and more than once - to see if some judicious "editing" might improve the odd word or line. Nothing wrong in that. The theme of "Shadows" is touching - and its execution is excellent. One of my recent favourites on this site.

Comment is about Pete Slater (poet profile)

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Chris - thank you for your considered comments on my post "Thatcher - In Passing" - both content and style. The "Sick Man Of Europe" tag remains with those of us old enough to know those times and the seemingly endless days of confrontation and strikes are still strong in the memory, with one industry after another slowly dying from within; and from without, as newly emerging economies offered competition we couldn't hope to match. We had to change, adapt or die. Go back a couple of centuries...to the glory days of our famous stage and mail coaches - eventually faced with oblivion as the various railway companies - with parliamentary backing - arrived to offer mass public transport. What, do you suppose, happened to the huge numbers of people reliant on the coaching trade? Was the PM of the day rubbished and were there efforts to bring the country to a stand still? Inevitably, as so often happens in progress, the mighty railways saw their own days numbered with the growing freedom of the private motor car and then the motorway. I ask - did they "destroy" this country or even parts of it - or were they necessary to secure the place of the country in the modern world? Ironically, the railways via the TSV/Eurostar, have since regained some new relevance/importance. Maybe, in time, our industries may also achieve some resurgence. What goes around, comes around. In the meantime, we should continue doing what we do best - invent, create, co-operate and sell! Cheers.

Comment is about Chris Co (poet profile)

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Hya MC
Thank you for your obs on Shadows, noted about the rhyme. The problem is, I don't really think, I just write. When it's done ... it's done. Might have to start thinking though, hope it doesn't hurt TOO much. ;0)
Delightful is a delightful comment to make ... ta "Q" very much.
Cheers
Pete The Bus Driving Poet.

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

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Hya John
My grandkids have rejuvinated me, not that I really needed it but as you say .... happy days indeed.
Cheers

Pete The Bus Driving Poet.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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cheers Ian :o)

Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)

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Do you know Tommy - I've forgotten - but I think it was Ms Rachel Bond who read it out - so maybe she can fill you in. It was good - but I felt the message was a bit lost by trying to shock too much - they were probably looking for a reaction.
cheers
Ian

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

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Hi Ian- :o) what CRASS lyric was that please?

Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)

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Thx for the feedback on the 'Nothing Left' poem. We differ greatly politically...but I do appreciate some of your political points and have left a long windy comment on the poem's blog.

I wish I could write in a more laconic style outside of poetry - but prose writing is not my forte. Hope the explanation of my political feeling comes across and you can see why I feel as I do.

Ta muchly for reading and commenting.

Best

Chris

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

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Hi Nigel.
Thank you for your comment on "A Letter to Myself". Now if I will only follow my own advice.

Thanks,
Shirley

Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)

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Thx for the feedback on the poem 'Nothing Left'. I've sent a pm to you on Facebook.

Best

Chris

Comment is about Ged Thompson (poet profile)

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JC - thanks for the courtesy, especially as I can appreciate your own situation - both physically and career-wise. No one can doubt the achievements and importance of unions. Regrettably, a great industry was taken for a one-way trip by less than honest political leadership. I have a friend here in town - retired from London Transport (mechanical side) and he is scathing about the prevalent union leadership in his old job - no names, no pack drill!
Personally, I accept being abused as a sign of a paucity of worthwhile argument from the abuser.
Cheers.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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but of course - - - I liked the layout of this poem it worked very well.

Comment is about Katy Megan (poet profile)

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