Well done Joy..."simply the best"... truly deserved ... so proud of you, get in there !!!

Comment is about Joy France triumphs again as Commonword slam champ (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you, Dierdre.

Comment is about My Old Soul (blog)

Very moving.

Comment is about My Old Soul (blog)

the joys of growing older,and-colder! sad state of affairs becoming sadder by the day t'would seem.

Well written Dean.xx

Comment is about Mental Health Victims (blog)

Original item by Dean Carroll

Hi Jenny,

How are you? I love your Univocalisms they are great and inspirational. Yes I have managed your challenge to do a Univocalism in U. It was hard to do and wacky? Will try it out at the Waddy. Kind regards, Ian McGregor Hart

Comment is about Jenni Pascoe (poet profile)

Original item by Jenni Pascoe

The silly dances of those two immortal motion
picture clowns are perfectly captured in these most perceptive and enjoyable words.

Comment is about the cuckoo waltz (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

The sadness of mental illness is tempered by the
advances in its treatment over the last century
or so. We can only hope that the pictures
painted in these powerful lines are mellowed by
further progress in the most difficult and often
disguised of all human afflictions.

Comment is about Mental Health Victims (blog)

Original item by Dean Carroll

I know you better than most john and now I think I get your poetry and truly see your direction at long last :)

Comment is about Years (blog)

No suprise to see you doing so well Joy, love your work. It would be great to see you at Stockport WOL again soon.
Maggie

Comment is about Joy France triumphs again as Commonword slam champ (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Otis, I'm sorry it's taken so long to respond...

Thanks for the excerpt - lush! :D More poems need duende... :)

Comment is about Fay Roberts (poet profile)

Original item by Fay Roberts

Richard, that's very kind - it's a recording of a live version of "Kaleidoscope". :)

Comment is about Fay Roberts (poet profile)

Original item by Fay Roberts

Thanks, Charles! :D

I'd never really noticed that before, but yes - it does work like that, doesn't it? :)

Comment is about Fay Roberts (poet profile)

Original item by Fay Roberts

Tee hee - I imagine your request wouldn't have been dissimilar, had you won...


A humorous piece with some fine erotic description (I liked the bracketed sex bit - very evocative)but I found the way you chose to cut up your sentences a bit odd, towards the end.

Comment is about Bones (blog)

kinda reminds me of hugo williams in this piece, style wise but it's a excellent story and the dialogue at the end really brings it together.

top stuff, m8

Comment is about Touching the hem of the robe (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

That's for reading. I particularly like "For My Love I Live".
Best Wishes
Starfish

Comment is about sash (poet profile)

Original item by sash

I'm not familiar with this story Dave - though there's probably a lot about it that a modern woman wouldn't appreciate. I'd like to know the story better before I commented. You seem to have worked it into an effective poem though - with plenty of room for questions at the end - especially for those unfamiliar with Matthew and Marks reflections.

Comment is about Touching the hem of the robe (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

I like the way you focus on the sheer skill of what they did, when they come across as two bumbling idiotic innocents. Nice one Ian

Comment is about the cuckoo waltz (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

They may call Chaplin a genius, but these two are the guys that make me laugh out loud! Enjoyed this, thanks Ian

Comment is about the cuckoo waltz (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

The 21st century poet: reading the poem from your phone . .cool . .

Comment is about Gemma Seltzer (Bromley) (photo)

Thanks for dropping in on 'Pretty Girl'
Impressive cv by the way. I see you've moved on from Stretford, many years ago I used to drink at the Bulls Head chester rd, (perhaps more Sale than Stretford,) often wonder what its like round there these days,
best wishes,
Steve

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Thanks for dropping in on 'Pretty Girl' MC,
best wishes, Steve

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

What a star you are, Joy. Well done.

Comment is about Joy France triumphs again as Commonword slam champ (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hi David Glad you liked 'Thales' which is maybe a bit on the obscurish side! Yes, the 'verticals' are literally just anything upright which a fire can burn down.

Comment is about David Blake (poet profile)

Original item by David Blake

amusing :)

Comment is about Bag of Cats (blog)

Original item by Starfish

Joy,
That's fantastic!

Congratulations & best wishes
Dave

Comment is about Joy France triumphs again as Commonword slam champ (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

This is fine, every line
Makes me feel better.
If you find the one you love
Don't seek a shove - go get her!

Comment is about Goodbye Girl (blog)

Original item by Steve Higgins

wow

Comment is about Sick (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

elegant

Comment is about Empty deckchairs (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

really airy

Comment is about Spirit of the air (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

Liked this very much, Greg.

Comment is about Phoenix (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Rules to obey
slaves of command
human freedom invaded
censorship must end.

Comment is about Linda Cosgriff's South Africa poem in human rights anthology (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hey again and thanks, to be honest this was just a rant with very little thought or structure. It may not always be a good idea but I like to write quickly then just bung it on here warts and all. Maybe I did intend what you surgest but to be honest again I cant truly remember :) ps I do in many ways feel this way about friends and friendship

Comment is about Friends (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

I really like the first three stanzas and the general idea of the poem's message. I sometimes think less is more though, and think this could have been neater and more well-rounded if you were to lose a stanza, as there are a fair few lines which seem a bit like baggage (unless these were meant to be taken as a metaphor for some friends, if so, that's genius ;) )

Comment is about Friends (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

Only for today
keep this space
hidden from view
when the time
comes around again
grab the moment
do it again.

Comment is about Just For Today (blog)

Original item by Katy Megan

Thanks very much for the feedback, folks. Much appreciated. :-)

Comment is about Lampedusa (blog)

Original item by steve pottinger

hi andy yes just 2 in the series, you saw them both. done in 2003 or so.

Comment is about EDGE 1 (blog)

Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER

Well done Joy, hugely deserved. :)

Comment is about Joy France triumphs again as Commonword slam champ (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

really enjoyed this, Steve. top stuff m8. maybe not as good as Pippin Hill but still works really well. You should try more in this vein!

Comment is about Goodbye Girl (blog)

Original item by Steve Higgins

really enjoyed this, Nick. Part of a series i take it?

Comment is about EDGE 1 (blog)

Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER

really powerful, steve. defo deserves being published by Poetry24 this morn.

Comment is about Lampedusa (blog)

Original item by steve pottinger

Wow - I'm speechless - what a triumph! So sorry I wasn't there to see it - been trying hard to get rid of this pesky cold.

Am absolutely delighted it's gone to someone a style all of her own. xx

Comment is about Joy France triumphs again as Commonword slam champ (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Henceforth to be addressed as 'Slam Champion Joy France' :D

I am incredibly proud and made up for you Joy. I think you should also hold the title of 'Hardest Working Poet in the Bizniz', cos you put the rest of us to shame!

Brilliant x a bajillion :) :)

Comment is about Joy France triumphs again as Commonword slam champ (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you Tommy.

I am glad you thought of Godard. I am pretty chuffed with that for I am a fan!

Comment is about Paris Falls (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Well done, Linda!I am thrilled for you!

Comment is about Linda Cosgriff's South Africa poem in human rights anthology (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you for your comment on Just For Today, glad you liked! Katy

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

I like (good) graffiti and i like this too.

Comment is about Graffiti (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Hello MC,
Thankyou for your kind comments on "I Collect Money" and "Venn Diagrams". I've just posted a rugby poem in a 'tribute' to Johnny Cash. I see you've already commented for which I thank you.
I knocked it up while I was on the rowing machine at the gym - they say we men can't multitask.
Keep bouncing back.

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

This is what I was really after -thanks for looking in chez Steve though;

As I was going up Pippen Hill,
Pippen Hill was dirty;
There I met a pretty Miss,
And she dropped me a curtsy.

Little Miss, pretty Miss,
Blessings light upon you;
If I had half-a-crown a day,
I'd spend it all upon you.

(thought there was more to this but apparently not . .)

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

thnk u ol so much!! ur comments are rly encouraging...seeing u r ol so mch more wl establishd!!

Comment is about For my love i live. (blog)

Original item by sash

Thanks John -not as good as Pippin Hill though!

Comment is about Goodbye Girl (blog)

Original item by Steve Higgins