Hi Antony; - Cheers for the respond comment... Silence is sometimes a important element in my poem, or the gaps between the silence where I can then look at things that people may miss otherwise.
Cheers for the suggestion over Billy Ramsell. I checked him over the week-end and went and ordered the book. Look forward to recieving this hopefully shortly.
Can you email me where to get your book from? (Didn't know you had a book out until you mentioned it).
Looking forward to my book coming out too, must admit. Oddly enough I have the second book well in hand now which is very different indeed too..
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Hi! just to tell you that I had a dream with you in it last night. You were standing on a balcony surrounded by swags of greenery and singing this great song about the power of love. The crowds were enraptured! You were very good! xx
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yes, good idea Steve. Win
Comment is about Death Wish (article)
I thought this was going to be some sort of comedy Robert Burns thing. Instead it was absolutey wonderful
Comment is about Superficial burns. (blog)
Hi Kealan Glad you liked the poem about the red kites. I wasn't sure about it myself as it's a bit different from what I normally do - Mar sin fein ta me an-bhuioch leat!
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Hi again Cynthia & Thanks for the comment. I wasn't entirely sure about it as it's a bit different from what I normally do, but glad to see that a few people sem to like it.
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Hi Dave Thanks for the comment on The Red Kites. GLad you liked it. The kites do seem to have a few fans apart from me, although they really are a distraction when you're driving!
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Glad you liked the poem, Greg. I wasn't entirely sure myself because it's not really like what I normally do. I think deep down it's also about the fact that I stopped writing poems for so long. I was pretty bereft when that dream just stopped too. It was great!
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Thankyou for your comments on my "Trip to the Dentist". I decided against a verse simulating the slobbery spit of pink water into the sink for the sake of taste!
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This is a clear-eyed, carefully constructed and haunting poem, Tom. A tour de force
Comment is about To A Teacher (blog)
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Thank you Anne ... You obviously have not heard my singing voice.
But thanks all the same....
Yer lovely
Gus xx
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Thank you Anne ... You obviously have not heard my singing voice.
But thanks all the same....
Yer lovely
Gus xx
Comment is about She is just a Gypsy Girl (blog)
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Puurrrrr puurrrr g'night! xx
PS It'll be There's an Old Mill By the Stream Nelly Dean next time if you're not carefull!
Comment is about for my gem (blog)
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Fair and square, John? Never! You had a perfectly good goal disallowed and Villa had a bloody obvious penalty denied. In my alternative universe it's Spurs v Villa in the Cup Final. Best of luck.
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A deeply felt, brilliantly constructed poem, Ray. To follow any team is to experience the heights and depths, emotions akin to religion,love and hate.I know as well as you do that you didn't deserve such a defeat
Comment is about Claret and Blue (blog)
Very nice, Ann. You've got a lovely voice.
There, and you didn't even have to say a naughty word to get a comment!
Comment is about for my gem (blog)
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Ray
Congrats on WOLOP.
Commiz on semi - we won't be boasting between each other after Cup Final Saturday after all.
Following Villa is similar to following Spurs - the desperation I can cope with, it's the Hope I can't bear.
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I actually thought the twists of tissue bit was very real and I could see them in my mind, hence a very moving image. x
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I agree with Stef. Such an immediate and powerful poem. I'm sure poetry helps to heal us all. xx
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I think this is fab Gus. Sounds like a song, a ballard maybe. xxx
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Original item by Gus Jonsson
I like it too,Ann. It rollicks along and spins in circles sometimes, but there are also some fine lines and hard observations.
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Hello Tom. I thought this was very powerful, first 10 lines are excellent."Counting binary bloods spots in twists of tissue" not so good, but the only blemish and "mercy equals pain over time" is lovely.
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This is funny, and yet almost too accurate to be funny. It made me smile big time.
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This is marvellous. Your ideas are clearly expressed with intense imagery, poetical music and strong realism. Hanging the poem on the 'hook' of the specifics and also the mysteries of mathematics is very insightful.
'the cat ghosting each footstep' is outstanding.
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Like Val, I also like it. Very funny. Well done. I pretty much sang my way through it.
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Sun 11th Apr 2010 18:53
Jeez Kath,one deep indelible scar here-dont want to insult you by saying forget it-but if you could lessen the thought,you might give yourself a chance to get back to life(I mean that respectfully)it was once said'you can,t change things,so why regret them-as for me,re an abuser in my family-once every month I travel to the cemetery,to his grave,clean the headstone and lay flowers-to judge other people,it comes down to the old'those without sin throw the first stone'scenario.Any who trys to bullshit you in that respect? (yeah right!)dont carry it too long-gets heavier! bloody hell! you got me waffling again! catch you later-hope you enjoyed your day with family-Stef-x
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Well done Jane it made me chuckle.
Val X
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Hi Kathryn,
Had to comment on this poem,both unbearably sad,yet traces of relief and closure also in there.Really enjoyed reading this!
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Sometimes us poets look for metaphorical meaning in words that are meant literally. I am glad that you are able to look back on the past with fond memories also Kathryn. I think you sum up very well the way time can dissipate and distance some families, especially if they are trying to forget. 'Lip service and Christmas cards' sums that up very well.
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Ann - you are the marrying kind, just as I am unfortunately. The bit of paper that signifies a marriage isn't the important part; it is the committment to someone through thick and thin that constitutes a marriage - you had that. So did I, until life became truly untenable - it took me half a life time to give up on it though - more the fool me, perhaps. I do hope you find someone else to share your life with, whether that involves a bit of paper or not.
Isobel x
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Sorry I didn't get a chance at Hebden Bridge the other night to say how much I enjoyed your Cleck and Heck poem, Freda. I love all those West Yorkshire place names from back in the days (many years ago now) when I was a sub-editor on the Yorkshire Evening Post, commuting from York, and wondering what all these wonderful-sounding places like Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike were actually like. There's great poetic mileage to be made out of public transport, I believe ... Best wishes, Greg
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This really made me want to cry Tom. Your poems are so delicate and sensitive but powerful too. The bit about the hanging bathrobe, brill. And the last line! Poor chap! And thank you for commenting so generously on my Pinny! xx
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Re Pinny. Thanks for your comments. Ah! Marriage! The man I lost and I were never married. Far too bohemian - which was all very well until he dropped down dead without making a will. Which, funnily enough didn't matter at all regarding money and stuff, but was just more hassle at a terrible time. He was a right pain on occasion, but we really loved each other and he was never boring and had a heart of gold. AND was my best friend too. I think this poem just comes from how I feel seeing couples everywhere. They seem to be more in evidence around bank holidays! I don't think I'm the marrying kind. Miserable selfish old loner, that's me! ;-) Did try it once a million years ago. And I have my two children who are lovely, tho grown up and living in London. And I know that marriage is not a bed of roses etc. Maybe that's the trouble - I just want a bed of roses!!
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Ah! Marriage! The man I lost and I were never married Isobel. I think this poem just comes from how I feel seeing couples everywhere. They seem to be more in evidence around bank holidays! I don't think I'm the marrying kind. Miserable selfish old loner, that's me! ;-) Did try it once a million years ago. And I know that marriage is not a bed of roses etc. Maybe that's the trouble - I just want a bed of roses!!
Comment is about pinny (blog)
Original item by Ann Foxglove
Ah! Marriage! The man I lost and I were never married Isobel. I think this poem just comes from how I feel seeing couples everywhere. They seem to be more in evidence around bank holidays! I don't think I'm the marrying kind. Miserable selfish old loner, that's me! ;-) Did try it once a million years ago. And I know that marriage is not a bed of roses etc. Maybe that's the trouble - I just want a bed of roses!!
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Hi,
Thanks for your comment :-)
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Hi Ann
Thanks once more for commenting! :-)
Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)
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Hi Emma,
Thanks for commenting on 'for you'. Isn't it nuts being 'mummy' lol.
Sorry i missed you on sat, hopeful will sort that out soon :-)
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Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on 'looking back'. It's not parental break-up at the core it's sibling break-up and the death of one and whats left over.
Does that make sense?
Regards
kath
Comment is about Antony Owen (poet profile)
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Hi, Thanks for reading and commenting :-)
Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)
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great poem. it's impressive how you keep hold of the rhyme whilst maintaining an unorthodox rhythm. that's not easy to do.
Comment is about pinny (blog)
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I think you probably had a very good marriage from what I have read Ann. That probably colours your vision of how things must be for other people. I think there are lot of troubled marriages out there where people just endure cos the upheaval of not enduring would be too traumatic.
I do empathise with you in many ways though! LOL
You may be frustrated that this poem has inspired more comment than others. I think it is because it stops people in their tracks with its honesty and frustration - nothing wrong with doing that from time to time. I feel like chopping that wood up with you...
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yes it held something for me too. simple, nice. Win :-)
Comment is about There is no god (blog)
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some great lines in this Max, must get to grips reading more of your series of poems, Win :-)
Comment is about For This (blog)
Original item by Max Wallis
A whimsical moment well-caught. I like the gentleness in this, and the scene 'switch'. Good choice of words.
Any chance you might ditch the photo?
Comment is about Daydream (blog)
Original item by Steven Kenny
Haven't you posted this before? I remembered it as soon as your name reappeared the other day. Katy's comment is excellent.
Comment is about Shapeless & Transcendent (blog)
Original item by Steven Dark
This is very captivating. I like the 'casual' but effective rhyming.
Comment is about There is no god (blog)
Original item by Steven Dark
A noble thought shared by many.
Comment is about The Title Of This Poem Is Longer Than The Actual Poem (blog)
Love the pattern! and the opening two lines - a real hook! Oh, I think it's serious enough. Especially when you leap so quickly to protest such honesty. Your 'perfect couple' does seem really outdated though, like post-WWII propaganda to shove the woman back into pinnies and the kitchen. I think married women have exactly the same thoughts, and often envy the 'freedom' you express. Flowery frocks are big news this spring. Splurge a little. Are you Conservative, by any chance? (Only kidding.)
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Andy N
Mon 12th Apr 2010 08:14
Hi Chris - nice idea m8 and i enjoyed it.. Why don't you next time do what I do sometimes and really got for the throat and write a title that has about 10 lines and then is followed by a 2 line piece.. Now they are fun! lol
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