Hi again Cate
I loved the poem, but could you let me know what 'law woven wily web' means.
For I am your wheel, and I am turning ...
For some reason I get a sort of uncomfortable feeling deep down. Is it an age thing?
Steve M. :-)))

Comment is about For Whom The Wheel Turns (blog)

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Like this one a lot Christopher. The law is an ass as Ive had reason to attest to recently.
Cate xx

Comment is about Court out (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

Hi Cate
Kind of you to comment.
Unfortunately no-one seems to have written what you're supposed to do after the deal's gone down.
Steve M.

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What a cracking amusing read Christopher. Great rhyming pattern, cleverly executed theme with an underlying darker side.
Cate xx

Comment is about Scarecrow, Seagull, Dustbin and me (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

Hi Cynthia
I'm with Cate all the way. What rhymes with Shit?
Love the poem anyway
Steve M. :-)))

Comment is about Three A.M. on an Old Computer (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

A clever little sonnet complete with rhyming couplet. I like it!!

Comment is about Critical Switch (article)

Sad. Everyone who has suffered loss will identify with this.
Cate xx

Comment is about After The Deal's Gone Down (blog)

Great feeling of meditation here Cynthia.I have heard that the old weed will make you feel omnipotent....but dont quote me on it! Like it a lot. (the poem I mean}

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Mmmmm youve made your point well!
Cate xx

Comment is about Pointless 3 (blog)

Like Dave Ive read this a few times Janet, and Im hooked! Must have missed the previous ones cos I cant remember any postings of them.
Cate xx

Comment is about Kinsella (part iv) In the Cave. (blog)

Great idea Isobel but look at the peeps who have bothered to put a comment up here. All good poets who are actively involved with this web site and comment regularly on the work of others. How many more put stuff up on a very regular basis and never bother to put a comment on any one elses work? A great many I think!
If this idea is to be a success, and I really hope it will be, then we need more participation from fellow poets, and not just the stalwart few!!
Cate xx

Comment is about WOLOP Award (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Enjoyed reading this Rodney...
Some unfortunate predictions there...
Made me smile though : )

Comment is about WHAT THE HOROSCOPE SAYS (blog)

Original item by Rodney Wood

Like this Dave...
It's important to get away from it all, and have special places to go that bring about inspiration and reflection...

Comment is about An Acorns Throw (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Rodney, your poetry is outstanding. How To Be Dead was gripping. It's one thing to have an idea, and quite another to possess the skill to express it well, to pull others into your mind.

Comment is about WHAT THE HOROSCOPE SAYS (blog)

Original item by Rodney Wood

This is such a good idea I am going to steal it. Gentlemen, we have boat drinks

Comment is about HOW TO BE DEAD (blog)

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I am puzzled by the title Jon - just what are you hopeful of? Raising a laugh or something else reapeatedly? A very unusual read and funny. It never ceases to amaze me what other poets find to write about - this has to be a first!

Comment is about Hope (blog)

Original item by Jon Ridgeway

Very funny. A really good poem which tickles my sense of humour.

Janet.x

Comment is about Hope (blog)

Original item by Jon Ridgeway

I enjoyed this read when you first posted it and keep coming back to it. I agree with Graham on this one.

Janet.x

Comment is about My Liverpool (blog)

Original item by Lydia

Yep - there are probably plenty of holes in it - as Janet has already pointed out - you two do have a lot in common! LOL
The biggest problem will be getting significant numbers to read the work of others, bothering to think about it and place a vote. The award will be meaningless if an insignifcant number choose the best poem.
Would charging a £1 entrance fee and restricting the entry to one poem per poet help? I'm not sure it would. Who could be arsed going through the admin of paying a pound to anyone? I do think that blogs need to be restricted in general and that one is down to Admin - they should start to think about putting rules in place, particularly as we seem to be witnessing a membership boom.
I do like the idea of raising funds for WOL though - so it is something I'm happy to think about for the future. Perhaps for now it is a question of sucking and seeing. Look forward to discussing it further on Thursday. Thanks for your input - it is nice to know that people are at least giving it some thought.

Comment is about WOLOP Award (blog)

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I thoroghly enjoyed this read too.
I don't comment technically but the rhythm fits in well with the rhyme when spoken out loud.
Great message at the end there too. :-)

Janet.x

Comment is about Scarecrow, Seagull, Dustbin and me (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

I don't think i dare interpret this one.
It's a great read though. :-)

Janet.x

Comment is about WHAT THE HOROSCOPE SAYS (blog)

Original item by Rodney Wood

A chandelier of tears in the sky. Great line and imagery. I enjoyed reading the whole thing.
Tell me Rodney, have you ever had an out of body experience?

Janet.x

Comment is about HOW TO BE DEAD (blog)

Original item by Rodney Wood

I enjoyed this need for escapism and the freedom to be yourself. Lovely.

Janet.x

Comment is about An Acorns Throw (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Hi Melissa,
i don't remember seeing this one before. It's quite different to many of your other more soulful melody poems. Nice one. It feels strong in it's message.

Hope you're well.
Janet.x

Comment is about The Raven (blog)

Well that was a bit less work on the white finger of scrolling. :-)
Sad you say? I'm sad too Isobel, i print mine
before deleting them too.

Thanks for comment on Kinsella, i don't like sad endings either. I commented further in the comment box under the poem.
Janet.x

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Original item by Isobel

Hi Rodney, thanks for the comment on Kinsella.
I kind of agree with you about that line but placed it in brackets to make it less necessary to the poem. I just felt the ''distortion'' of the tune needed to be prominent.
I don't know if you read the first parts but you will find it in the August blogs if you'd like to catch up.

Janet.x

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Original item by Rodney Wood

Hi Anthony,
glad to see you back and hope you had a good rest. Thanks for comment on Kinsella.
You'll find the previous entry in the August blogs or click on my profile and into other blogs then August. A bit of a trek i know.. :-)
As for the inspiration for it, well that's something i think a mind like yours will identify with.

Janet.x

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Great write Dave, really enjoyed reading.

Comment is about Big Chill Festival (article)

Hi Isobel - to be honest, I'm still not too sure if the concept of 'WOLOP' has been fully explored before its trial period has began. If the whole thing is 'a work in progress' and further ideas and suggestions are still considered that may improve or, at the very least, reinforce some of the ideas that have allowed WOLOP' to arrive at this point, then it may increase its chances of what we could deem 'a success'.
In effect, it's a poetry competition.

Out the 550+ members on this site, how many make an active contribution where its reasonable to conclude that they may rustle the enthusiasm to read through many, many blogs. Apply subjective and/or artistic reasoning (impartially) and then vote?

And how does WOL admin benefit from all this?

Does it consolidate the site as the front-runner in 'Encouraging PERFORMANCE poetry'?

There are many questions which, I s'pose, can only be answered once we've 'sucked and seen'.

However, at the very least, I would limit participants to how many pieces they can contribute and submit OR consider charging £1.00 per poem (all profits returning to WOL) this may sound vulgar but as we know, WOL is not receiving anywhere near the funding it once was and any monies I'm sure would be grately received.

I'm sure that we can speak about this next week at The Tudor. Potentially, WOLOP is a good idea but in my opinion and as it stands - a ship's been launched with a few holes in its stern.

Comment is about WOLOP Award (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Hi, David. When I first started writing poetry, all my poems rhymed, and only later did I drop the rhyme. I posted an old poem, The Raven as an example.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Melissa

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Have deleted my comments cos my profile was getting a little long. I have saved them all somewhere though cos I'm sad like that - will visit them one day when I'm feeling lonely. I saved Moxy because she is an absent friend. x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Darren, Darren, where for art thou Darren?

Comment is about WOLOP Award (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Premature congratulation - just love it - only you could come up with something like that Anthony. Nice of you to drop in. Glad you like my piccie - me revolutionary? Never! It's just that red is my favourite colour. Yes, I agree that the success of this will depend on how many people vote. People who post a lot but don't comment will need to start being less selfish. If we only get the hard core voting it will all be a bit silly - not much of a pole... It looks like it will be another bumper month though - 50 odd poems and we're only on the 4th - some people have posted as many as 5 already though - perhaps that gives them an unfair advantage (tee hee).

Comment is about WOLOP Award (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Nice one. I don't think you needed the line about the distorted Christmas carol though.

Comment is about Kinsella (part iv) In the Cave. (blog)

A fascinating poem Christopher - a bit Lord of the Flies ish mixed up with Bill and Ben, the flower pot men. Yes - friends do come and go.

Comment is about Scarecrow, Seagull, Dustbin and me (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

Love the way the nice simple rhymes play against the more gothic aspects; and all in such good taste!

Comment is about Scarecrow, Seagull, Dustbin and me (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

Correction Isobel, I had.

~smile~

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Original item by Christopher Dawson

Hi Janet,

Did I miss parts I and II? Like others I find this intriguing (and a little puzzling.) I would be interested to know what inspired this - or would that break the spell?

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Kinsella (part iv) In the Cave. (blog)

Kinsella is back!!!!
Good Un.
Bernie

Comment is about Kinsella (part iv) In the Cave. (blog)

got to agree with Graham, a good write.
Bernie

Comment is about My Liverpool (blog)

Original item by Lydia

Hi Marc,

Admired this very much. Very interesting and unusual presentation that works well. I guess that marks me out as one of those "in the wrong mind." I'm not usually a great fan of introspective poetry, but there's a lot that I suspect many will identify with here.

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Life is Anxiety (blog)

A whole month early Winston? Now that's what I call "premature congratulation"!

Why the Che pic Isobel? Are you heading up the WOL insurgency? Vive la Revolution!

This is potentially a great idea - and a big thank you to Isobel for pursuing it. Its success will of course, depend on participation by as many contributors as possible. I would urge everyone to support Isobel in this endeavour. It should be quite fascinating to see which works are popularly approved by poetic peers. (Oops, accidental alliteration - sorry!)

Versers unite - you have nothing to lose but your brains!

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about WOLOP Award (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Hi Cynthia, I am confused, when did you think you offended me?
Bernie

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

You have a very nice bottom Christopher.

Comment is about Christopher Dawson (poet profile)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

Hi Shoeless and thanks for your comments, which leave me a little confused!

Barlick-is that Barnoldswick??

if so, there is no big thing about this, it could have been Stockport or Todmorden, just picked the name of the place and went with it.
Bernie.

Comment is about Big Bad Sam (blog)

Thanks Janet.
Bernie

Comment is about I never said that it was easy. (blog)

i love this, so great xx

Comment is about Nickelodeon Generation (blog)

Original item by Lydia

In your face! he laughs with immaculate meter and rhyme.

Comment is about Hope (blog)

Original item by Jon Ridgeway

i'm in

Comment is about WOLOP Award (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Terrific. Made-up words used to be all the rage...remember 'Eletelophony'? This is a delicious take-off on the sounds kids adore. I found 'spunky' a hiccup: too real, and even then, the meaning is out of whack. Ses I with more aplomb than good sense sometimes.

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