I really like Rachel's comment there - it's such a sad poetic reflection on the pursuit of love.
There are some incredibly raw, natural elements to this Kealan.
'happiness heaves
its pure milk on our new light'
I could never have thought that line up in a month of Sundays - but it seems right.
Comment is about Her (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
Hi Richard
Some great lines in here,'these memories are resin-set and can be neither undone nor broken'
Great memories.
Nice one mate!
Comment is about Re-Gather (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
This is beautiful Rachel. I am really enjoying your writing (as I have for a long time)... the are like the glass shatters of a primal scream. Excellent x
Comment is about white noise (letters) (blog)
Original item by Rachel Bond
Hi Marianne,
Some great stuff in here that weirdly describes the frustration of summoning inspiration,whilst being madly inspirational itself! Gonna have a look at your latest soon!
Comment is about The Blahs (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
Cynthia, that sounds wonderful!! I would love to have such a tricksy drinks cabinet!
Thank you for reading folks x
Comment is about The Blahs (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
Haha! Great poem Emma! Very funny illustration too!
Comment is about 18 months experience (blog)
Original item by Emma Roy- Williams
Hi Emma,
Nice poem;raises feelings common to all. 'A bench laid in rememberance for someone called Maud who most never knew'
Love the last line also,'best to drink in the moment,satiated by the sea'
Comment is about Poignant Perch (blog)
Original item by Emma Roy- Williams
Like delving into a wicked box of chocolates rachel-lots to enjoy in this!
Comment is about go to the woods (relist) (blog)
Original item by Rachel Bond
<Deleted User> (11064)
Thu 9th May 2013 10:04
top work pete, realy enjoyed the audio, dark and funny, truth with humor. great:)
Comment is about Pete Slater (poet profile)
Original item by Pete Slater
A sweet song, if ever I heard one - it reminds me of John Denver.
Let's hear it for love! x
Comment is about Sweetest Song (blog)
We all get lost on the beach looking for love in our dreams truth is the tide comes in like an awakening and we find all the cockle pickers dead..
Comment is about Her (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
<Deleted User> (6895)
Thu 9th May 2013 00:14
There is some great imagery here Kealan. Enjoyed this.
Comment is about Summer Darkness (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
Clever stuff going on here Ian. Another enjoyable read.
Comment is about Lair Of The Snow Spider (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
The outside World
full of voices
mind and body
wants back that
dirty fucking kitten
now that you
are all alone.
Comment is about Voices (blog)
Original item by Katy Megan
Sounds lovely Ann - and if your only hecklers are seagulls, you're very lucky!
I liked the idea of poets and painters as 'space organisers'. I'd never thought of it like that but it's an interesting analogy.
Comment is about It's a square world: Bob's bright idea at St Ives lit fest (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you for your appreciation. It lifted my spirits! x
Comment is about Clock Watchers In The Woods (blog)
Original item by Jonnie Falafel
<Deleted User> (9882)
Wed 8th May 2013 10:50
This poem inspires the putting on
of backpack and boots,
and the saying of a little prayer of thanks
for all beauteous creatures
-and poets!x
Comment is about Moor Music (blog)
Original item by Graham Ramsden
<Deleted User> (9882)
Wed 8th May 2013 10:45
A well written and very much enjoyed poem.x
Comment is about Clock Watchers In The Woods (blog)
Original item by Jonnie Falafel
<Deleted User> (9882)
Wed 8th May 2013 10:38
enjoyed reading this poem Ian,albeit in a state of itchiness!x
Comment is about Lair Of The Snow Spider (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
No worries Alex - I'm just glad to hear you sounding so chirpy. I sympathise with the ankle - any kind of pain is a real bummer. I'm suffering from an aching right buttock at the moment - the aftermath of back ache - which I totally blame on doing housework - can't think what possessed me ;)
You take care now and I'm glad to hear your son is well. xx
Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)
Original item by Isobel
<Deleted User> (6895)
Tue 7th May 2013 20:50
tony sheridan
Tue 7th May 2013 20:47
Quel adorable petit poème ! : )
Comment is about The Cause Celebre (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
<Deleted User> (9821)
Tue 7th May 2013 18:22
love it
Comment is about Day 6 (blog)
So much wrapped up into it... Fantastic. Awesome!
Comment is about Just one more (blog)
I sat next to a `whistling` escape door half-way to Greece once. Despite the co-pilots assurance that it was okay, I prayed all the time that I wouldn`t be the first out into `the wide, blue yonder`.
I like the way the four line `stanzas` separated by the one line key words discipline and `tidy` this apparent `free` verser into a `proper` sounding (and reading) poem.
(particularly like that `pop.pop,pop. at the end)
Comment is about Just one more (blog)
Miles Hadfield
Tue 7th May 2013 13:47
Ta!
I'm always transfixed by the emergency doors on planes. Surely it'll be all right if you open them just a crack to have a peek and let a bit of fresh air in, that's my feeling on the matter.
Comment is about Just one more (blog)
Hey, a great preview Ann. St Ives, eh? Seagulls, live poetry, what more could a grown person want?
Get yourselves there, and say you read about it here. Go on!
Comment is about It's a square world: Bob's bright idea at St Ives lit fest (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (6315)
Tue 7th May 2013 00:58
ahhh Ann..simply lovely and sensual and all in few words which are not needed are they?..great stuff
:)
Comment is about breathing (blog)
Original item by Ann Foxglove
<Deleted User> (6315)
Tue 7th May 2013 00:52
aww David...look at you two there!..and yes I think you should keep the this..keeps all that romance in the present doesn't it?.. :)
Comment is about IS THIS POETRY? (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
<Deleted User> (6315)
Tue 7th May 2013 00:50
good stuff Rach thanks for this x powerful and I enjoyed the song too..
Comment is about Hidden Song of the Godhead (blog)
Original item by Rachel Bond
<Deleted User> (6315)
Tue 7th May 2013 00:41
Really good Ian..and as Harry says (and he knows yer know!) the twinning of the picture and poem make a powerful impression..
enjoyed the view you painted here :)
Comment is about Azrael (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
<Deleted User> (6315)
Tue 7th May 2013 00:36
Hi Cynthia, thanks for the feedback on 'Verbdrift'. The funny thing is, it was originally more free-flowing, written in blank verse with no stanzas, but I tried to rein it in a bit when typing it out - by re-structuring it - editing the odd line and adding a new one.
Perhaps I should have left it how it was, or else put more care into the structure and meter in an effort to improve it like I was intending. Again, cheers for the comment and the encouragement! Much appreciated. David.
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Well, you did ask: if that is poetry, then so is this.
Comment is about IS THIS POETRY? (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
<Deleted User> (10123)
Mon 6th May 2013 20:47
Hi Isobel, well done on the comp. Please e-mail me your address so the splendiferous prize may find its well-deserved home. My e-mail is:
nickjclifton@yahoo.co.uk
chow for now, Nick
Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)
Original item by Isobel
Thank you David, very kind of you, I'm glad you are enjoying them :)
Comment is about Sniper (blog)
Original item by Simon Austin
they are words by singer/songwriter joshua ben joseph...i think them beautiful x the song is linked in below.
Comment is about Hidden Song of the Godhead (blog)
Original item by Rachel Bond
Excellent, pithy, speaks to the human condition which, in your case, was soggy.
Comment is about Just one more (blog)
and a brilliant five years it has been too, Gemma. We set a Middleton night up after being asked to do so by Cartwheel Arts all those years ago. Firstly at the Olde Boars Head, where the challenges were several, from being greeted by cake-strewn floors to having the noise of the bar filtering through the medieval curtains.
I wonder if it is worth having a mic and amps there. I suspect not because it would be such a faff carting them through the pub and upstairs. In any case the pub might object to having their music/Countdown sessions interrupted by our melifluous stanzas.
Review is about Write Out Loud - Middleton on 26 May 2013 (event)
There is a lot to digest in this poem, in an effort to 'absorb' what I think is your theme. It seems a disruptive read sometimes, a bit painful in word manipulation, almost to 'precious contrivance'. So much is very effective. Perhaps a little more personal freedom would make a stronger poem. Structured poetry to severe metre and rhyme takes a lot of practice. Keep writing.
Comment is about Verbdrift (blog)
Original item by David Blake
Ann Foxglove
Thu 9th May 2013 13:31
I liked it too - something abit different in a poem - always a good thing! And a very human tale.
Comment is about Clock Watchers In The Woods (blog)
Original item by Jonnie Falafel