Powerful! One of the best of poems marking "the
war to end all wars".
A maternal uncle, Ernest Valentine Venner of The
Rifle Brigade was killed, aged 24, in Delville Wood onb the 18th August 1916 -
while my own father survived Ypres and the Italian
Front, serving again in uniform in WW2.
Thank you for the effort in setting this poem
before us - thereby helping us understand the
price paid "in perpetuity".
Comment is about Oppy Wood, May 1917 (blog)
Original item by STEVE RUDD
Perhaps the old ways with their many gods had a
more logical "take" on these things. You could
appeal to whoever was appropriate to your need
at the time and shift the blame if that didn't
work out.
We should also be asking ourselves why there is
no "daughter of God"...the absence of which surely
reflects the times in which the omnipotent God-
movement really got going. Women three paces to
the rear - if they were even considered as worth
a mention.
Comment is about Your God and My God (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Philipos
Wed 13th Nov 2013 17:34
Oh God and the numerous names. Not to mention countless wars waged because of it. Whose take on God is exactly right. Methinks the jury is still out. Remains the topic of many top selling books though. Watch out John, he's standing behind you - just kidding.
Comment is about Your God and My God (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Enjoyed the fun in this look at the modern male
condition.
Some men have difficult lives...
Usually the ones with wives!
Comment is about I Blame It All On TESCO (blog)
Original item by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh
Philipos
Wed 13th Nov 2013 17:23
Some really good images here - thought provoking for sure.
Comment is about M.I.A (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Philipos
Wed 13th Nov 2013 17:19
Boudoir poems eh. Quite a unique genre I feel. So well compiled. Enjoyed.
Comment is about Passion & Pleasure (blog)
Original item by Ian Beckett
Philipos
Wed 13th Nov 2013 17:17
So many evocative images here. Loved especially 'The curl of hands under the pillows'.
Comment is about Morning (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
Philipos
Wed 13th Nov 2013 17:03
<Deleted User> (4172)
Wed 13th Nov 2013 16:57
Briony Bax
Wed 13th Nov 2013 16:40
I'm proud to be attending the Stephen Spender Poetry in Translation Prize next Tuesday night. You would have thought HM would have looked at the calendar and not clashed with that!
Comment is about Invite to the palace: are you on the list? (Nov 2013) (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (11585)
Wed 13th Nov 2013 12:51
Like your profile picture and sample poem.
Comment is about Marianne Daniels (poet profile)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
<Deleted User> (11585)
Wed 13th Nov 2013 12:45
I like your bio, very impressive.
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
<Deleted User> (11585)
Wed 13th Nov 2013 12:44
"Profound" you say, Starfish? I've been called "Profane" before but not "Profound"!
Comment is about Your God and My God (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
So few words making such a profound statement methinks.
Comment is about Your God and My God (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Like the rhyme and the humour of this poem. Great stuff.
Comment is about I Blame It All On TESCO (blog)
Original item by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh
This is beautiful. Reminds me of Echo the Elephant.
Comment is about Thembi (blog)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
<Deleted User> (9882)
Tue 12th Nov 2013 21:25
<Deleted User> (9882)
Tue 12th Nov 2013 21:23
With all on here I sniff the sniff.....
......However, should that very royal-looking letter drop through my letter-box tomorrow...
......????
You must be jokin!
Comment is about Invite to the palace: are you on the list? (Nov 2013) (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Indeed, Cynthia.
Comment is about Invite to the palace: are you on the list? (Nov 2013) (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Is that what causes thunder and lightning, Tomas?
Comment is about Your God and My God (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (11585)
Tue 12th Nov 2013 17:11
Thank you for your comment on my poem.
Comment is about Marianne Daniels (poet profile)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
Nope, there would be a massive ego clash!!!
Comment is about Your God and My God (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
There are no victors in war, that is the only truth...
Comment is about M.I.A (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Three nice poems. Thanks for sharing...
Comment is about Passion & Pleasure (blog)
Original item by Ian Beckett
All time moves with or without us...
Comment is about Morning (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
beautiful.
Comment is about Your eyes (blog)
Aesop was very wise.
Comment is about Invite to the palace: are you on the list? (Nov 2013) (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
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?
Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)
Original item by Isobel
Isobel,
I knew I recognised that bum from somewhere...Let`s think...Skiathos `75?
Good night at the Spoke thursday.
Comment is about Touching...and going (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
More on Thomas Chatterton:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Chatterton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Chatterton
Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Cannery Row is a fantastic book. Although it is an 'old' book, it feels completely modern in its style and attitude.
Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)
Original item by Stockport WoL
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
Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)
Original item by Stockport WoL
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
Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
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
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
thanks tracey. one of my favourites and one i always enjoy doing with the guys.
for the record too folks - this is my about my uncle percy who was killed in india in action in 1941 leading his men into the gates of machine guns.
Comment is about Tracing Planes (blog)
Original item by A Means to an End
Hi Cynthia! Thank you for reading and comments.
Will take note of suggestions... want 'pages' in even though it does seem clumsy because I am talking about rolling papers - they are very slim pathetic pages if one was to use them for writing material ... although Kerouac wrote a book on toilet roll so who knows!
Hope you are well xx
Comment is about Notes (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
Sorry Izz. People are welcome to have a go at the theme of course. But the dates aren't shifting. From what some people have said in the past, having only 6 poems to consider will be a help.
If the competition has done nothing else, it's brightened up an already good night at the Spoke, with you and Harry airing your contributions. Great fun.
Comment is about Touch & Go Competition - Voting (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
<Deleted User> (10832)
Sun 10th Nov 2013 22:48
Well personally I prefer her in duck egg yellow.
Comment is about Invite to the palace: are you on the list? (Nov 2013) (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I couldn't be on the list if I tried...
Comment is about Invite to the palace: are you on the list? (Nov 2013) (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (10253)
Sun 10th Nov 2013 20:49
Here's my poem for 'em
I wonder when my invite will come
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=39728
Comment is about Invite to the palace: are you on the list? (Nov 2013) (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sun 10th Nov 2013 20:30
works ok for us two,too.xx
Comment is about A Falling Of Conciousness (blog)
Original item by Tj Steele
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sun 10th Nov 2013 20:25
breath of fresh air!xx
Comment is about Poem: Avoiding Hell? (blog)
Original item by Joseph J. Breunig 3rd
A few spoken word poets will be representing Contemporary poetry at the palace, Kadijah Ibrahim, Ali Gadema, Joelle Taylor and Myself will be adding the urban flavour.
Comment is about Invite to the palace: are you on the list? (Nov 2013) (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
John Coopey
Wed 13th Nov 2013 18:07
Yes indeed, Phil. It strikes me that each God might allow the others their place in the sun.
MC - Good point about women being so overlooked in world religions. As you say, a function of their times.
Comment is about Your God and My God (blog)
Original item by John Coopey