Hi Shirley - thanks for your entry on my profile page about this poem. The "right" to write - when placed in the public domain - invites the right to criticise and comment. That goes with the job. What I can't abide is the defensive abuse that greets a challenge to an often malign point of view expressed as "poetry".
Keep writing!!
Comment is about I have the right to write (blog)
Original item by Shirley Smothers
Well now - Jesus DID have two dads. That's a
neat riposte to gay-bashers (who are often
religious nuts!).
Comment is about Straight Guy on a Pride March (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
The questions in these impressive lines do what poetry is meant to do and seldom does: ponder...with the thoughts lingering long after the lines are read. Top stuff.
Comment is about INHERITANCE (blog)
Original item by Ian Gant
Hi JC - I've just enjoyed a long weekend in the glorious (home county) surroundings of coastal South Devon - with a balcony overlooking Lyme Bay and breakfast in the sun on said balcony each morning! Delightful!! So - now back to commenting on WOL. I think that the older "as is" Bob Dylan would enjoy your versions of his youthful efforts. Looking back, they were certainly products of their time...managing to find a slot in the young minds of those days. In the 60s I owned that LP (the title eludes me) with him and a pretty girl arm in arm walking some New York street on its cover. But I was still following Rock and the timeless artistry of a certain Ol' Blue Eyes and never followed up.
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for taking the trouble to comment on "The Racism One-Step". It was written in response to the idea that racism is a one-way street with one lot always the victim and one lot always the guilty party. I must mention of the penultimate verse in your poem Place De L'Eglise. It was beautifully done and would, imho, have been ideally suited to close your poem.
And now...I will leave you in silence....
Comment is about cbyrne (poet profile)
Original item by cbyrne
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sat 3rd Aug 2013 22:17
Sat 3rd Aug 2013 14:47
nice idea expressed in an interesting way
Comment is about THE RACISM ONE-STEP (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Shirley- I hope they realise that too, I really do x
This is my daughter right now, in the middle of the see-saw, trying to balance but soon- tipping over to another phase. Scary! Thanks for reading xxx
Comment is about Inter urinas et faeces nascimur (blog)
Original item by CathyLCrabb
Hi Anthony, I see that Simon Armitage has announced his itinerary for his south-west walk, and will be calling in at the Plough arts centre in Great Torrington, which I believe is your neck of the woods, on Tuesday September 3. Will you be going along, by any chance? http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=38194
Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
I can identify with this poem. I know my children have hated me in the past. They are older now and I hope they realize that I did the best in raising them as I could.
Nice poem!
Shirley
Comment is about Inter urinas et faeces nascimur (blog)
Original item by CathyLCrabb
Hello Nigel,
I told you a few weeks ago that I have a risque but not very risque poem. It's titled "I Have the Right to Write." It's on my profile page.
Thanks,
Shirley
Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Hi M.C.
I told you a few weeks ago that I had written a not so great poem telling people where they can kiss me. It's titled "I Have the right to Write."
Not a great poem but it express's my opinion.
Thanks,
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
sorry to but in - but if it helps here's the link:
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/newsgroupview.php?NewsThreadsID=1458
Ian
Comment is about blog (blog)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
grr- I click on ''blog'' and it brings me back here- hmm...is there such a page?
Comment is about blog (blog)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
beautiful poem Tom - quite surreal and disturbing - although there are some comforting images in there that sort of turn on their head - good stuff :-)
Ian
Comment is about The Radio (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
Ha I realised I answered 'where'not 'what' sorry. Blog and it is scrutinised more than on normal blog posts. Critiqued if you like :-)
Comment is about blog (blog)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
K- I have been threatened with such- a shouted silent demand- you have conveyed that simply, and, likewise, done it in the quiet... Tommy
Comment is about No title (blog)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
ah ok. I keep forgetting where it is but i think it's on one of the discussion threads :-)
Comment is about blog (blog)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
Cy re ''Assignation'' you seem to be grasping here : ''This is very unusual, and very effective. IMO, the precise repetitions and small variations give a real feeling of fascination, almost voyeurism, and passing 'insignificance', like the movements of a crowd''. . .but, I love to be gripped by a mind...and I agree with you, but, I would add ''captivated''. Tommy
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
cheers Laura
please that you liked 'the Jesus Gene' and 'Daniel...' two very different emotions - although both query the existence of 'god' I suppose :-(
thanks for commenting - much appreciated
Ian
Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Who does this cheeky fracker think he`s fracking-well talking about? Let him frack off and frack in his own fracking back-yard.
(Mind, thinking about all that money floating about in those fracking frack-wells in America I`m not so fracking sure)
I feel better already.
Comment is about Lord Howell (Silly Auld Fracka) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Why, man, Cushie Butterfield'd tek yer tiv hor heart for that try, John! Well done, marrer!
Comment is about Lord Howell (Silly Auld Fracka) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Fantastic piece of writing this Ian - original and unusual
Comment is about The Jesus Gene (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
A lovely tribute to him, Ian.
Comment is about Daniel In The Hyena's Den (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Magnificent stabs at the accents, John, with your geography almost matching Lord Howell's on occasions. Apparently, he meant the north-west was desolate, not the north-east. I tell you, I've felt desolate in Guildford at times. (I have, of course, shared this on Facebook. More people need to know of your talents!)
Comment is about Lord Howell (Silly Auld Fracka) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
thanks for the comments on 'Daniel....' Isobel.
Yes - a very disturbing and emotive topic - I wasn't sure whether it was an appropriate subject - but the news report made me so angry and helpless that I felt I needed to get something down as a statement - not sure if it's too morbid or frivolous - but it was written with good intentions
Ian
Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)
Original item by Isobel
<Deleted User> (9882)
Thu 1st Aug 2013 21:46
An absolutely lovely poem and picture.
Thank you Tom!x
Comment is about The Radio (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
One voice
many conversations
speech investigator
extraordinary tweets.
Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Harry - thanks for your comments on "The Racism One-Step" - written as a riposte to those who seem to think that racism only exists when the finger can be pointed at "whitey". Sorry for the delay in this reply but I have just returned from a long weekend in my old home county of Devon and a delightful stay in a small family-run hotel overlooking Lyme Bay -a million miles in some ways from modern London - my home for the past fifty-odd years.
Confucious - he say: Change is as good as rest!
Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Whilst I admire these soldiers of the Crown who sought to "join up" from their distant homeland, and recall actress Joanna Lumley's forceful campaign, I confess that although I understand her own reasons (father in the regiment etc.,) I fail to see the logic when carried through to its ultimate resolution. If it's thought proper to grant this right of residence to Gurkhas and their families - what about the millions of Commonwealth troops who also served under the Crown in various conflicts? Are they less "entitled" using this way of thinking? Emotion is not always the best guide to addressing situations like this - and emotion, as we all should know, recognises no logic!
Comment is about "Gurkha heroes are 'overwhelming' our town!" * (blog)
Original item by cbyrne
Consistently adept at putting emotion into the
written word. A delightful "hymn of praise" to
a loved one.
Comment is about Twilight Hours (blog)
Original item by Ian Gant
This is certainly consistently thought-provoking and packs a punch from its own POV.I bought a copy the other day - not finding the Daily Express available and have to admit that other than the many pages devoted to femail(oops) interests, I wondered what all the fuss was about, recalling the frequent derogatory references to it from the worthies in BBC programmes like "Mock The Week" and "Have I Got News For You". Columnists like Richard Littlejohn fulfil the need for a Mr Angry to speak out for those who feel themselves airbrushed out of the story of a country they helped save and prosper whilst every other section of UK society gets its platform to utter strident views of its expected "entitlements" and "rights".
Let Voltaire be our guide lest those who complain about the likes of Littlejohn et al make themselves risible by their vehemence towards and intolerance of a bluntly stated opinion they don't happen to like.
Comment is about Offend a Daily Mail reader - today! (blog)
Original item by Marksy
I'm glad you've remembered him in words Ian. I find it too painful to think about - I'm not sure I could have ever written about it. I couldn't even get through listening to the news report without crying.
It beggars belief what humans are capable of at times - also what they are capable of believing. I wouldn't like to be in the shoes of the doctor who saw him 3 weeks before he died.
Comment is about Daniel In The Hyena's Den (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Steve's right - that's a poem in itself.
This is a moving lament John. Sometimes you don't need to be on your deathbed to have regrets, do you - and life is full of paths we never took.
Great to see you back posting.
Comment is about Deathbed Regrets (blog)
Original item by John Darwin
Hi Kath. I'm pleased you and your son liked it. I'm just in the middle of creating a website full of nonsense poems.
Comment is about Unbelievable! (blog)
Original item by George Stanworth
Hi Lady Ha ha. Thank you for your comment. Much appreciated.
Comment is about Unbelievable! (blog)
Original item by George Stanworth
Eli is there a translation for this as it is very difficult to comment on in this form?
Comment is about Hands of Ankh (blog)
Original item by Eli Anderson
ha ha Harry He's already written several poems of his own and has two short stories! He just finished reading LOTR and The Hobbit so who knows ..fantasy writer in the making ha ha :-)
Comment is about A caterpillar's tale (blog)
Original item by Mark Mr T Thompson
Mark,
I like your metamorphological choice here,
(the scientists are still baffled about what actually takes place in that gungy pupa)
(But they`ve got plenty of psuedo- scientific
buzz-words that make it look like they`re not)
Kath`s child is wiser than all of us.
Comment is about A caterpillar's tale (blog)
Original item by Mark Mr T Thompson
Foolish friends ha ha My 8yr old son loved this too :-)
Comment is about Unbelievable! (blog)
Original item by George Stanworth
Mike
thanks for stopping by and commenting on 'Alien Feelings' - glad you liked it.
CTUSM - now there was a band - The Only Living Boy In New Cross - post punk classic :-)
Ian
Comment is about Noetic-fret! (poet profile)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
<Deleted User> (10832)
Wed 31st Jul 2013 17:21
That is unbelievable. How would it have got in there? I think small children wld like this tho.
Comment is about Unbelievable! (blog)
Original item by George Stanworth
<Deleted User> (10832)
Wed 31st Jul 2013 17:19
John F Keane
Sun 4th Aug 2013 16:07
Not so 'anti-Establishment' as to eschew nepotism, however...!
Comment is about Poet's daughter takes over as editor of literary magazine Ambit (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman