Interested in the theme of nature carrying on amidst war and claiming the world back afterwards. You capture this idea in the bird, the dog and to a less extent the child. Enjoyed
Comment is about REMEMBER (blog)
Original item by jean lucy thompson
Hi Jean, thx for reading and commenting on my poem 'Preen' funny, looking back it marked quite a change in my life about a year ago. Sometimes you have to take a risk in life :-)
Comment is about jean lucy thompson (poet profile)
Original item by jean lucy thompson
Thank you for the comments :-) and to Philip, im a stand up comedian when im not working during the day in an office .. so i can be a rebellious person at times, pushing the boundries :-)
Comment is about Inspired (blog)
Original item by Naomi Hefter
Thank you! :)
Comment is about Baby, I think I might be falling..catch me? (blog)
Original item by .L.m.P.
Thank you Philip for the compliment. I will be sure to keep the audience in mind. Thank you for taking the time out to write a constructive critique, I appreciate it! :)
Comment is about A Noun in White Open Space (blog)
Original item by Deanna M
Hello Isobel.
Not surprised you can't make out the friend's friends friend poem.
I came over all Winston Plowes and decided to try something experimental but unlike Win used to do, I didn't explain it, but just waited to see if there was any comment or interest in it.
So first of all thanks.
I can't imagine that you will have enough time on your hands to try this but it is quite simple.
First pick a friend of your Facebook page and write down their last entry. Next pick one of their friends from their page and do the same thing. Keep doing this for seven friends or so (it's really interesting what comes up).
Then rearrange the lines into some sort of prose.
Sorry for the confusion.
Graham
Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)
Original item by Isobel
Thank you Philip, I will take a look xxx
Comment is about I died inside (blog)
Original item by tina
Thank you for your kind and helpful words!
This is a piece i'm not entirey happy with. I feel I need another word for shame in the fourth stanza (or maybe just to take the stanza out completely?) and agree totally that it needs to be pruned and structured in some other way. If anyone has any ideas please chuck them my way, i'll get working on it!
Comment is about Textures of shame (blog)
Original item by Fae
What an amazing and inspired concept that can
only work via the necessary degree of belief
in its existence. I might even describe it as
British eccentricity at its best. Certainly,
I go along with the idea that poetry can be
medication for a troubled mind as well as a
point of human contact for those in need.
I wish those behind this scheme all they
wish themselves - in short, every success!
They deserve it.
Comment is about Doctor with the right medicine: Write Out Loud interviews the Emergency Poet (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
PF - more like "BIG ISSUE"!! As for busking, at
least it offers something for your money.
Comment is about BEGGAR ME! (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thank you Cynthia and Andy for your kind words. It seems that I this is the way I want to go right now and who am I to argue?
Comment is about Validation (blog)
Original item by Judi Strega
Wow this is different for you Anthony - an experiment with free verse? It's incredibly liberating isn't it?
Love the imagery that sweeps you along in this. You seem to mourn the distance that opens up between adult and child. I think that it varies from one adult to another - some people manage to keep more of that childish wonder, impulsiveness and hope in them. I guess even being able to recognise the loss means something.
Your last line is a sad one - growing up really does give you hard choices.
Not sure if I'm expressing myself well enough here. It's great to see you back posting :)
xx
Comment is about a different planet (blog)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
Good sentiment. And iamic pentameter. I think those ghosts would be friendly - teddy bears really!
Comment is about Last Orders (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
<Deleted User> (5011)
Sat 22nd Nov 2014 17:45
In a sense, it was from Write Out Loud to The Verb. I am looking forward to Thursday.
Comment is about From The Verb to Write Out Loud: Louise Fazackerley at Risk A Verse in Huddersfield tonight (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
very tightly wrote i felt. cynthia has beat me to a lot of what i was going to say, but i bet you can say this took you ages to write, well done as this is excellent
Comment is about A MAN FOR SOME SEASONS. (blog)
agree with the thoughts already said here, fae and while possibly a bit wordy for my tastes, doesn't hide the fact that you defo have a talent for this.
Comment is about Textures of shame (blog)
Original item by Fae
agree with the thoughts already said here, fae and while possibly a bit wordy for my tastes, doesn't hide the fact that you defo have a talent for this.
Comment is about Textures of shame (blog)
Original item by Fae
agree with isobel here, andy. lot of good ideas running through this and you don't overdo it also.
Comment is about Beyond the Sub-conscious (blog)
Original item by Andy N
lovely...
Comment is about My Inner Child II (blog)
Thanks Margaret. I go back quite a lot. The place is full of inspiration for me. But I no longer jump across the ditch!
Comment is about PLASCRUG (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
Couldn't agree more Naomi. Work is a horrid interruption between weekends, it stifles us and stops us doing things that interest us, it buries creativity and kills potential. Not quite like the T-shirt slogan, but work is the curse of the thinking classes. Get out while you still can. (Incidentally I don't work in an office but most would say my working environment was their worst nightmare.) Well put,
Regards,
A.E.
Comment is about Inspired (blog)
Original item by Naomi Hefter
I can't add much to what Cynthia has already said, but I did "feel" the contrast between hot and cold here. Well crafted, thoughtful and fresh. Enjoyed.
Regards,
A.E.
Comment is about A MAN FOR SOME SEASONS. (blog)
Preeti Sinha
Sat 22nd Nov 2014 10:22
Waiting for Nancy is one of the very few pieces that I've read which I honestly wanted to read because of its sheer down-to-earth reporting like quality, humour and the inputs about the cats.
Great job!
Comment is about Gray Nicholls (poet profile)
Original item by Gray Nicholls
Like it! Very evocative of remembered places. Have you been back? Sometimes it can be a disappointment,(only saying that as I've fallen foul of returning to places a few times!)
Comment is about PLASCRUG (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
<Deleted User> (9882)
Fri 21st Nov 2014 20:27
Hi again tim.These two blogged poems,are of a very unusual style of writing,and deserve more than just a quick browse.
But,from that quick browse,I detect my return to read them at length(chores permitting)will prove ever so fruitful.
Until then-keep your quill busy!x
Comment is about Tim Wright (poet profile)
Original item by Tim Wright
From my Collection 'Hiding in Shadows' published by Cestrian Press (2014).
You can find more of my poems on line including some videos by searching on SUBACCHI POET.
Comment is about PLASCRUG (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
This is very interesting - arresting.
Check your line 'and in my darkest hours the only light shed was from the moon'. I think this is what you wanted. I may be wrong, but have a look, just in case.
'Cynthia'means 'goddess of the moon', so I can relate to these feelings.
Comment is about Setting (blog)
Original item by Bam
Drats! It was supposed to imitate a rising inflection!
Comment is about So and so (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
I also really enjoyed this - hugely - its stroppy realism and wise warmth. What is a poem, exactly? I have no idea - but when you have it pegged - it totally works.
The title is brilliant = a poem in itself!
Comment is about 'Can I read this out to you?' 'Noooooooo, I've got stuff to do.' (blog)
Original item by CathyLCrabb
I do like this. I admire the metronome effect - the unstoppable clock of the seasons, so to speak.Your rhythm is so excellent, I don't want to stumble, looking for a step. I wonder if we say 'idling' differently?
Comment is about A MAN FOR SOME SEASONS. (blog)
Fri 21st Nov 2014 15:54
I was in that place known only to us male artists - elated by the birth of a brainchild!
Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Fri 21st Nov 2014 15:54
I was in that place known only to us male artists - elated by the birth of a brainchild!
Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Fri 21st Nov 2014 15:54
I was in that place known only to us male artists - elated by the birth of a brainchild!
Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Thanks, Graham. Now, I also welcome any/all criticism!
Comment is about Work Day's End (blog)
Original item by Tim Wright
Mmm - there's nothing like running your fingers through hair. It's loving and tender or sensual and erotic, depending on the situation. Not so nice if someone with grubby hands is doing it though ;)
I like the ideas running through this.
Comment is about Beyond the Sub-conscious (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Oh and I'm glad you came too Harry - it's been too long - you'll have to come over again some time and tell us what you think of the new venue ;) x
Comment is about 'Laughter and tears: there was nothing sedate or predictable about the Tudor' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
It seems strange to think of the Tudor lying empty with no more words to be spoken on that stage and just memories of all that went before.
If we'd only known in October that that was going to be the last one, how painful would it have been?
Well done you for writing this - it echoes what we all feel.
I would try to write something myself, but I've got a panto to write :) Onwards and upwards eh?
Look forward to hearing this.
xx
Comment is about Last Orders (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Thanks Andy I completely agree! Unfortunately I don't think i'd ever get the point where i'd be comfortable to perform what I write and so luckily I have no intention of reading this aloud. But thank you for your comments they really are appreciated.
Comment is about Textures of shame (blog)
Original item by Fae
a sequal.. nice one..
as excellent as the first one.
top stuff xx
Comment is about My Inner Child II (blog)
thanks nigel for your comment on my beyond the conscious poem.
was a quickie really but i am proud of this.
thanks again
Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)
Original item by Nigel Astell
thanks nigel.
was a quickie really but i am proud of this.
thanks again
Comment is about Beyond the Sub-conscious (blog)
Original item by Andy N
jean lucy thompson
Mon 24th Nov 2014 23:07
yvw Winston yes you do have to take risks otherwise how would we progress :) great work and interesting profile Mines pretty dull haha
Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)
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