Almost. On Sunday night I was still 'in a lower bunk; couldn't orient myself at all: faces, poetry, sessions, conversations - the whole bit. I just THREW myself into the entire experience, and therefore needed time to reorient. Same with you?

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I think this is fabulous, bulging at the seams with implied undercurrents, and written with great poetic skill. The manipulation of the same words, phrases even, to capture the 'turning circle' idea is outstanding.

Comment is about turning circle (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I think this is terrific and I don't have a clue to what it refers, except some kind of betting, at a fair maybe? The opening and closing stanzas are great.

Comment is about Blue (blog)

Winston, I have a poem based on the postcard you distributed to me. I'd really like to share it, but it must have the picture to make sense. How do I put this picture up on the Blog screen?

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Great to meet you last weekend - have you recovered yet? ;-)

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

It was great to meet you at the WOL weekend. Good stuff, keep on poeming! xx

Comment is about The wisdom to know indifference (blog)

Original item by Michael Scott

Music for this tango was written be Polish composer Jerzy Petersburski. The original text tells the story of a young man who was in love. But the girl favored him over another man who was rich. So, the guy asked her to come for the last rendezvous on Sunday. In Russia this tango was very popular at the end of 1930th and the text was not connected with the original one. Polish tango - To ostatnia niedziela.(That last Sunday) Russian - Утомленное солнце (The tiresome sun) Now I've written my words in English.
I would like to thank Steve and Ann for the comments. I used to dance tango but it was long time ago.
With warmest wishes, Larisa

Comment is about TANGO (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

I think I'll write a follow up called "I Want Harry Hill's Baby" !!

Comment is about I Want A Baby - Harry Hill (blog)

Original item by Alain English

Verbal delirium! What a lovely phrase! Better than verbal diaoriah* anyway! Have made a couple of small changes after reading these comments. So ta! xx
* I tried to spellcheck this word but I couldn't get near enough to the actual spelling to check it!! Or my spellcheck is very prudish!

Comment is about turning circle (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I really like this Larissa, lots of energy in it! And some lovely phrases. Do you dance the tango? xx

Comment is about TANGO (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Hi Andy,
Thanks for your comment (or non-comment :) ) on my 'Freedom' poem - have removed it for moment - needs a re-write I think.
Cx

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

really nice & quite erotic

Comment is about Velveteen Tongue. (blog)

Hi - liked it a lot. unusual theme & v well written/well observed. B

Comment is about The Subtitles (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Liked the tight rhythm of this, Ann, and the music of "bucket, pocket, casket". Wasn't sure about the "holey" in the third line, but "leaf lace golden" is a beaut.

Comment is about turning circle (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi - just updated slightly - almost as you suggest - I think it's better. XX B

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

A deep one for you Ann. There is a mystery to it and a type of verbal delirium too. I notice the mobile is first silent, then dead, then silent again. Is that intentional?

Comment is about turning circle (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

thanks all for encouragement - look forward to participating on the site x

Comment is about poem (blog)

Original item by pauline sewards

Hi Ann - really enjoyed this, particually the musicality, circular rhythms, unusual choice of images. I can connect with it because the best walks throw up unexpected events, like the three muntjac deer, and poetic music

Comment is about turning circle (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Steve and thanks. This was a descriptive piece, a snapshot taken from a walk, and thoughts that occurred on that walk. More changes in life than the seasons really. A particular time, a particular place.

Comment is about turning circle (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi - I used to have dreams where I'd go to the same places over & over & over again (they don't exist) - I have not had those types of dreams in quite a while now though. (borrowed time) B

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Ooo0oo0o0oo Larisa!

Cheers, similar returned.

Comment is about Osterone Test (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

p.s. there are lots of brilliant observations in here. Particularly like the references to teenagers, science textbooks and biros. Not obvious ideas but very well observed

Comment is about You Are Free (Freedom) (blog)

Original item by Tom

and another at http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=16881

Comment is about Steven Waling (poet profile)

Original item by Steven Waling

I love your thought processes Thom and this novel approach to the theme. I'm glad to see such a positive mind set - it makes a change. We are all so lucky - aren't we? To be able to express ourselves is a gift that we take for granted.

Your poem ties in with neatness - everything being pat - just so - to facilitate expression. Sometimes freedom exists also in chaos. The right to turn your back on it even. To have a garden, soil unturned and not to give a damn. To have a noisy room that you can shut the door on and retreat upstairs from. for me, freedom exists in the unlikeliest places, you just have to recognise it.
I like the way your poem made me feel - it is very positive. x

Comment is about You Are Free (Freedom) (blog)

Original item by Tom

You are making me eat my hat Andy! I thought it was too early to run a follow up themed poetry thingie - but yours certainly seems to have caught the imagination and to be a success. I've really enjoyed it. This just reminds me that there are some I haven't read yet and need to catch up on. I'm loving it.
x

Comment is about Freedom (follow up competition to Biting the Bullet) Competition entries so far (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Hi Steve,
Great to meet you - finally! over the weekend. I was sorry not to have made it to one of your workshops - hopefully next year!
Take care,
Cx

Comment is about Steven Waling (poet profile)

Original item by Steven Waling

Yes, I noticed the graffitti everywhere said BLOODAXE. Not a ref. to the poetry publishers I don't suppose!

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Hi Anne, thanks for the comments. Yes the spire is amazing and possibly the most famous feature of Chesterfield. in that recent blog of mine it was refered to as the twisted spine...

Burrowing out of Sheffield
the steel pours south to a
bloodaxed chromium snail
with a twisted spine.

Win

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I enjoyed this poem too. I love the iddiocincrinicity(??) of it. It's kinda surreal, like the illustration. xx

Comment is about Called you babe by accident (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

I really like this, last line is esp fab. With a few simple words you have created a very moving piece. xx

Comment is about poem (blog)

Original item by pauline sewards

"a discomposing habit

of staring at the heavens."

I do that too! But I've given up chocolate biscuits! I do like this poem.

Comment is about Holes (blog)

Hi Maureen, thanks for posting up your profile, welcom to WOL. Winston (new members)

Comment is about Maureen Jivani (poet profile)

Original item by Maureen Jivani

Hi Steven, I blogged my experiment 'binary p01m' on WOL at http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=16873

Comment is about Steven Waling (poet profile)

Original item by Steven Waling

Hello Sean thank you for all your hard work this weekend it was much appreciated "rise from your trenches building piece by piece and bit by bit" love that line xx

Comment is about Sean Kavanagh (poet profile)

Original item by Sean Kavanagh

Love it - kind of like a low-key bitch with an ice pick.

Comment is about The Subtitles (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Hi Chris,
Lovely to meet you and John at Hebden, hope you enjoyed it.
Cx

Comment is about christine yates (poet profile)

Original item by christine yates

Hi Cynthia
Was lovely to meet you at last, hope you enjoyed the weekend - I did - would like another one now!
Forgot to say too - Happy Birthday!
Cx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Ann,
Was great to meet you at last, hope you had a good time, a safe journey back and so on. It was lovely of you to come all that way and I hope you found it worth while. I don't make it to that many WOL events myself, but I hope to see you at future events.
Keep in touch
Cx

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Some great lines in this. I love "Fermented stories of
demented glories"

Comment is about The wisdom to know indifference (blog)

Original item by Michael Scott

Hey - just read this in the iF chatroom (you'd posted it for Trojan) and just had to pop in an say how much I enjoyed reading it :)

Comment is about At The Opera (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

took a read or two before i got this alison but i enjoyed this.. top one! x

Comment is about Sunset yellow (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

nice full circle here, georgina on this piece.. reminds me of hugo william's 'billy rain' book - check if it out if you don't know it... i think it'll probably suit your style, but i really enjoyed this! x

Comment is about Velveteen Tongue. (blog)

cheers for the entry, thom.. good luck with it! A

Comment is about You Are Free (Freedom) (blog)

Original item by Tom

Thankyou Steven for running your experimental poetry workshop at the big weekend. Very informative, opened a door (or rather) opened a door wider than had already been opened... so thankyou very much. Great to chat over the weekend in Hebden. Winston

Comment is about Steven Waling (poet profile)

Original item by Steven Waling

Beautiful poem. I like to make faces.

Comment is about Making Faces. (blog)

I don't see any wisdom in the indifference.

Comment is about The wisdom to know indifference (blog)

Original item by Michael Scott

what a cracking clutch of poems you have. birth of my boy- what a title! what a poem!. gushing a bit now. i liked them.

Comment is about Michael Scott (poet profile)

Original item by Michael Scott

i love this. it's a fine poem. in fact it's the best thing i've read for a while. i personally would prefer apart on the top line- i don't think it needs- to be physically apart and again unkind is nicer sat next to manipulative- makes the play on mankind easier. and probably again- you really lovely last line can be 'falling together' i think you've spaced the emphasis for reading out loud. it's cool.

Comment is about The wisdom to know indifference (blog)

Original item by Michael Scott

Hi Rachel just caught yours too! Really well delivered. Enjoyed them a lot.

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Fab stuff David....right back atcha :)
x
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_hPBUsNz1g

Comment is about David Cooke (poet profile)

Original item by David Cooke