I don't think people have changed at all Steve - just your perception of them. Maybe in the past you were talking too much yourself to notice. With age comes wisdom - for some peeps.
Comment is about The Introvert (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
Yes, I like this poem. It chimes with my own feelings for / reactions to people generally in these uncertain times.
I particulalry like these lines ...
And discomfort creates another space for truth.
Extrovert friends become enemy.
One thing I increasingly find, as I get older, is that many people now simply talk too much. And their talk isn't conversation; it lacks the necessary pauses for interjection. Some people just seem content to empty their often (mundane) thoughts out to whoever will listen. It's a shame.
Comment is about The Introvert (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
Oh the human condition and our propensity for self destruction... very entertaining though
Comment is about Just one more (blog)
<Deleted User> (9882)
Thu 6th Jun 2013 20:54
hitting on part of Lauras comments-the last line-
suggest 'you are pleased and displeased for them?
great poem! well done Dave.x
Comment is about The Introvert (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
<Deleted User> (9882)
Thu 6th Jun 2013 20:31
I'm as baffled as you are...!
Comment is about Pussy Riot protest anthology a winner at indie lit awards (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I love ya too!
I still prefer:
Lest I blink and all vestige of you was dream
but I'm not going to argue about it!!!!!
:)xx
Comment is about We Are Missing You (blog)
Original item by Gus Jonsson
I really enjoyed this vivid poem, Graham, and note that it is a slight re-write of an earlier post. Just out of curiosity, why did you leave out the paella?
Comment is about The Hitting Game (blog)
Original item by Graham Clifford
Thanks, John! - but as for twittering and facebook, I am at a loss! (events you outlined re Heatons Arts Trail some days ago) - - - but I shall look forward to seeing everyone on 17 June (providing we are back from London after taking care of Janet by then!) - - -
Witter I can; twitter I can't.......and, John, may the Lord preserve you from nervous silver-surfers!...
Love to everyone.......D
Comment is about June Meeting moved to the 17th (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Thanks for commenting on The Introvert, Laura. Yes, introverts can behave in extrovert ways and vice versa. People are full of surprises - for others and even themselves. The basic distinction is whether someone tends to spend energy or gain energy by being with people. But even that can vary can't it.
The final line was intended to be enigmatic and raise questions. The introvert's response to a roomful of extrovert friends enjoying themselves can be complex. Of course the introvert wants his/her friends to be happy. But.....
Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)
Original item by Laura Taylor
God save the Queen!
And may the balm of Gilead settle upon all bitterness.
Comment is about Carol Ann Duffy's poem to mark 60th anniversary of coronation (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
yes you right about the modd changing affects of the sea and all water bodies...all different and unique...
angler fish scare me to death...aaaahhhh!
i m hoping to make it to the beach soonish x
Comment is about Treading Waters (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
Mmm. I see.
Comment is about Pussy Riot protest anthology a winner at indie lit awards (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
“we favour working-class writers, and have consistently had a 50/50 female-male mix without even trying”
Well, I wasn't the one who invoked the term 'working class writers'. It has to mean something - why else would it be used? But what does it even mean? Presumably, in their view, someone with no grasp of (or interest in, or perhaps respect for) 'canonical culture'. Or is a means-test applied? I await enlightenment...
Very few people who claim to be 'working class' really are, in my experience. The 'authentic' working classes aren't really aware of class differences, as such. Left wing radicals are typically middle class types who nurture a generic problem with authority (Che Guevara, Pol Pot, a cast of thousands).
Comment is about Pussy Riot protest anthology a winner at indie lit awards (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Verses 'written to order' are not poetry.
Comment is about Carol Ann Duffy's poem to mark 60th anniversary of coronation (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Kenneth Eaton-Dykes
Thu 6th Jun 2013 15:37
Kenneth Eaton-Dykes
Thu 6th Jun 2013 15:32
Yuk. Sick bag time!
Comment is about Carol Ann Duffy's poem to mark 60th anniversary of coronation (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for the update John
Comment is about June Meeting moved to the 17th (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
So why do I write?
It's so I can send a well done comment to you!
I can picture you in the back of the classroom sticking out your tongue making me laugh then I end up getting told off from the teacher for not doing my work!
My punishment is to do a thousand lines
To write and not laugh is what I must do
To write and not laugh is what I must do
Comment is about So Why do I Write (blog)
Original item by Shirley Smothers
Great poem by Carol Ann ... with a killer last line, turning a cliche into something profound.
I can understand why it might get a cool reception from contemporary poets, mind, as they are generally left-leaning (nowt wrong with that; I am so myself) and also (often) bitterly anti-Royal Liberal Fascists!
Comment is about Carol Ann Duffy's poem to mark 60th anniversary of coronation (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
'clear blue air' is classic Laura - describes that feeling perfectly - 'beghilos' is very good too - those bloody calculators eh - spent many an hour messing with them when I should have been learning maths :-)
"separated at birth" I think I would have got the better deal out of that Laura - unless you want to double your body weight and take a wack or two with the ugly stick :-)
Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Aye, it really must be an age thing. And economic too, almost certainly - it is more expensive now than it's ever been apparently.
Ha - maybe we were separated at birth?! I wrote a poem about needing to be alone a couple of years ago - link here. Its alternative title is 'Just Shut The FUCK Up!' ;D
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=24466
Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
thanks for the comments on 'domestosterone' Laura - glad you liked it - 'teak' it must be an age thing - bring back teak references I say :-)a much underused wood.
Just seen your comments on another post about social/crowds/parties etc - knowing what I know about your OCD and now this, I think you must be the female version of ME!totally got your comments about 'alone time' - you just need to start referencing 'teak' more and you'll be there :-)
Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Ha - excellent, loved this! Beautifully evocative from the outset, that first verse is fantastic.
I really like how you build it up - was with you all the way :D You should see me play air hockey - I turn into a complete animal. Gets proper dangerous! :D
Comment is about The Hitting Game (blog)
Original item by Graham Clifford
Well, one can be both introvert and extrovert, depending on the day tbh. I know I can be both. Started out completely introverted, discovered booze, became drunken extrovert. Got older, fucked off with society, didn't need booze to be extrovert anymore. Still have times where I just need to be AWAY from all people - just talking is a painful activity.
That last line - are you REALLY pleased for them? It seems to carry some bitterness...or maybe that's just how I read it.
First two lines are fab, btw. Chockful of meaning.
Comment is about The Introvert (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
Hehe - faultless rhythm in this chuck. Great title, and teak! I haven't heard anyone reference teak since I was a kid!
Comment is about Domestosterone (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Well, here's another thought, John: how does "a strident emotionalist who knows nothing" follow on from the words "working-class writer"? Or, having come from such origins myself, is it just that I'm missing something?
Comment is about Pussy Riot protest anthology a winner at indie lit awards (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Hello Lynn,
Glad my Living Doll tickled your fancy.
Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Glad you enjoyed Living Doll, Ged. We really need more culture like this.
Comment is about Ged Thompson (poet profile)
Original item by Ged Thompson
Don't you believe it, Ian. That Flash lady would have had it!
Comment is about Domestosterone (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
They say that in Paris being a waiter is almost considered a profession; that we undervalue the role in this country.
Likewise when we went to Prague the standard of mendicating was altogether superior to ours.
Comment is about BEGGAR ME! (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
I've been accused of plagiarism before (their words, not mine!)
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=33314
Comment is about The Write Out Loud interview: Ira Lightman (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
What is a 'working class writer'? Presumably, a strident emotionalist who knows nothing. Which is classist in itself, not to mention wrong - low income New York Jews in the 30s had academic standards to rival the Harvard Club.
Thought: why is the spoken poetry scene so intimately associated with left wing politics?
Comment is about Pussy Riot protest anthology a winner at indie lit awards (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
If poetry comes not as naturally as the leaves to a tree, it had better not come at all.
Comment is about Carol Ann Duffy's poem to mark 60th anniversary of coronation (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (8659)
Wed 5th Jun 2013 19:53
<Deleted User> (6895)
Wed 5th Jun 2013 16:31
re 52 'ertz and a'that an a'that
ta fert'thupdate Isobel.xx
Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)
Original item by Isobel
My tribute to hillwalkers everywhere!
Comment is about (Not) Up a Height (blog)
Original item by Marksy
Hello Isobel
You are so right... amended straightway... damn it all youare correct in your assumption regarding the bedspread...
what a girl you are!!!!
Hope to see you soon
Loveya ta bits
Gus xx
Comment is about We Are Missing You (blog)
Original item by Gus Jonsson
Hi Gus - and we've missed you too!
I like this one - lovely internal rhyme and good use of end rhyme without being a slave to it - you feel the void good and proper. Would the fleur of Scotland be on a bedspread or a bedstead by any chance? ;)
I think you could make your penultimate line smoother by getting rid of 'all but' avoiding the repetition of all.
Sorry to be picky but I know you'll forgive me xx
Comment is about We Are Missing You (blog)
Original item by Gus Jonsson
Ageing summed up beautifully for those of us who wish to avoid it.
Comment is about I Wish I Had A Harley (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
One for Toilet Duck, perhaps. Maybe it can find that germ.
Comment is about Domestosterone (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Yes, the Art Gallery. Same time, 7 pm. I will have to confirm it with the Art Gallery, though.
Comment is about Heaton Arts Trail News (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Ingenious. Will think of this when next using the humble bleach bottle.
Comment is about Domestosterone (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Thats good, thank you John, will it be at the Art Gallery as usual? Now I shall have to think of a poem to write. Maggie
Comment is about Heaton Arts Trail News (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
OK, I am going to get the Gig Guide altered and the monthly meeting will be rescheduled to the 17th of June.
Comment is about Heaton Arts Trail News (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
<Deleted User> (6501)
Tue 4th Jun 2013 18:34
Super
love cycling great opportunity
Comment is about On your bike: cycling poems wanted for Yorkshire anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
:) I would never wish to be called a politicians Isobel - it is nigh on impossible to separate the good from the sleazy. Pity we don't have someone of Mandela's stature to show our lot a bit about principles...
It does seem like the LD's have been dragged down to tory levels and allow grossly unfair measures to be pushed through. Elections can't come soon enough, but whoever gets in is still going to have to tackle the power of multinationals ripping us ll off in regard to taxes.
Comment is about In Search Of Honest Politicians (blog)
Original item by Dave Dunn
Repaired now. Thanks, Julie!
Comment is about On your bike: cycling poems wanted for Yorkshire anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Linda Cosgriff
Fri 7th Jun 2013 16:08
Hi Dorinda!
Decided to update my profile and I saw your comment - six months after you wrote it!
Thanks for your comment.
I've taken down the original poems and posted three others. I hope you like them.
Comment is about Linda Cosgriff (poet profile)
Original item by Linda Cosgriff