Hi Anna, I am very interested in submitting some work to you but I am having problems contacting you via this e mail address. My E-mails bounced back, is there another address I could try? thanks, Deb

Comment is about The Illustrious Magazine (blog)

Original item by Anna Percy

I'm presuming this could also apply to people? You are good, girl.

Those shorter formal structures of poetry which I mentioned before are just plain fun, Joan. If you don 't find them, give me a shout; I know you would enjoy them.

Comment is about White Appliances (blog)

I for whatever it is worth think this is a very good piece of work, touching on subjects that many of us neglet.
Bernie

Comment is about The Dead Mermaid (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Interesting piece Steven and credit to you for trying something differant, might give that a go myself.
one minor, minor crit, first line, silent and cold or silence and cold???
Bernie

Comment is about Silent & Cold (blog)

Original item by Steven Kenny

hit the nail on the head there, i tend to just write never really think about why...so thanks

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hi Marianne just a quick thank you for your comments on "Six Words"
Bernie

Comment is about Marianne Daniels (poet profile)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Thanks Marianne, glad you liked it.
Bernie

Comment is about Six Words (blog)

oops it was supposed to be 'tethered', typo error! I shall amend it. thanks!

Comment is about The Dead Mermaid (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

I love short punchy poems like these where every word counts.

Comment is about Crucify (blog)

Very interesting, Marianne ... runs fast and deep with unusual comparisons. What is 'teathered'? I looked it up but couldn't find it. 'The river is corseted' is superb.

Comment is about The Dead Mermaid (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

brilliant! nothing more that would have needed to be said.

Comment is about Six Words (blog)

Very observational. I would disagree with the line about never losing an argument with yourself though. Done that loads of times.

Janet.x

Comment is about On Being Alone (blog)

Original item by Steven Kenny

Never have to 'hire' private taxis chuck - get enough offers of a free lift. Whether it were male or female driver would make a HUGE diffference. With a woman, front seat, having a chin wag. With a man, definitely back seat...

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

I agree with Isobel,
so much in so little.

Janet.x

Comment is about Sunshine (blog)

Thanks Janet.
Bernie

Comment is about Six Words (blog)

I love nostalgic poems which bring so many memories to the fore as does this one.

Being from a large family myself i can definitely associate with the squashed up kids on the back seat and far too many for the number of seat-belts. ha ha.

Janet.x

Comment is about Singing To Grandma's House (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Indifference! A shrug of the shoulders in one word. Great. :-)

Janet.x

Comment is about Six Words (blog)

Thanks Cynthia for your comments on"Peace in the Future"
It is sometimes a bad, sad world is it not Cynthia.
Bernie

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thanks Cynthia, sadly most of this type of stuff I write is based on true events, this being based on Kivu Provence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo " DRC", if there is an hell on earth it is the DRC.
Bernie
You are not to forward, lol.

Comment is about Peace in the Future (blog)

Thanks everyone for the comments on this.
Isobel and Cate- it's simply a case of expectation v reality. Cynthia has it spot on really. How great is the need and how far up or down the list are we in order of importance.
Some people spread themselves so thinly it leaves little time or space for the ones who should matter, leading to disappointment.

Janet.x

Comment is about If i had a pound for... (blog)

Hi again Cate, just a quick thank you for your comments on "Jimmy The Dog"
Bernie

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

Thanks Cate, bad un is Jimmy The Dog
Bernie

Comment is about Jimmy The Dog (blog)

Thanks Cate for your comments on "Imagine"
Bernie

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

Cate, got to agree with all you say and thanks for your comments.
Bernie

Comment is about Imagine (blog)

Charming!

Comment is about Know it All (blog)

Your thoughts do run deep ... fish or no fish analogy. I can see where a fillip of light-heartedness would be a welcome relief. Your poetry is fantastic, and in no way am I ever doing anything except teasing a bit. Perhaps I am too forward. Some poets wear tension like a brass halo.

Comment is about Peace in the Future (blog)

Thanks Isobel for your comments.
Bernie

Comment is about Sister Mercy (blog)

Thanks Cynthia for your comments on the "Bakery"
Bernie

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

lol thanks Cynthia
Bernie

Comment is about The Bakery (blog)

Thanks Isobel, you got it in one mate, lol
Bernie

Comment is about Six Words (blog)

Thanks Cynthia for your comments on "CSSB"
Bernie

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

A very economical poem which manages to sum up many a relationship.

Comment is about Six Words (blog)

Hi Dave, just a thank you on commenting on "CSSB"
Bernie

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Hi Cynthia and good morning to you.
I am glad you have commented on this one Cynthia.
Bernie

Comment is about Children, Sweets and Suicide Bombers (blog)

Thanks Dave, it is good of you to comment, do understand what you are saying, my point of view is that subjects like CSSB should be brought into the public arena, aired to give people the chance to comment.
Again Mate thanks.
Bernie

Comment is about Children, Sweets and Suicide Bombers (blog)

Keep them coming; they're more enlightening than THE NEWS.

Comment is about The Bakery (blog)

This is powerful poetry in the best tradition of changing readers forever.

Comment is about Children, Sweets and Suicide Bombers (blog)

Thanks Isobel, sadly there is a lot of ex service people living on the streets, a bit of a hobby horse with me is that.
Bernie

Comment is about Brown Paper Bag (blog)

I really enjoyed reading Boy A. Perfectly rounded off by the last two lines :)

Comment is about Memoir. (poet profile)

Original item by Memoir.

such a simple poem that speaks volumes - sometimes the short ones can be the best.

Comment is about Sunshine (blog)

Hi Winston
I truly appreciate your comment on 'Time Flues'. I enjoy reading your writing, but feel somewhat inadequate when it comes to commenting.
For some reason, I also particularly like the verse that you highlighted
Thanks again. Perhaps our paths will cross at a reading. I have just 'read' for the 1st time. I think Hebden Bridge is about the furthest I may venture, not having a passport to get out of Yorkshire. I'll have to try and get enough bottle to stand up again.
Steve ;-))

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Hi Yolande
Glad you enjoyed 'Time Flues'. I'm embarrassed to tell you that this was Dewsbury in the 50's. We were always a bit behind the times here.
I really do appreciate your comment, and hope you enjoy the cross-over from music to poetry. I can't hold a note, so I can't cross back.
Steve

Comment is about Yolande (poet profile)

Original item by Yolande

Hi Bernie

You may not get too many comments on this even though it has a hell of an impact (perhaps 'hell' being the right word). People may feel as I do that anything they say can't measure up to the reality and it's better to stay quiet. Please don't construe silence as apathy though - we're just out of our depth. Well done for having the courage to be there and to put it into words

Comment is about Children, Sweets and Suicide Bombers (blog)

Yep, I guess ears hang lower than noses.....easier to grab and swing on when youre an old hound!!
Made me giggle this!!
Cate xx

Comment is about Jimmy The Dog (blog)

Hi Joan, Thought provoking, this one, but let's not go there. Win

Comment is about Imagination (blog)

Hi Emily. Interesting this. What happens to this short poem when you add the word 'stop' (after 'to' at the end)? I like short poems :-) Win x

Comment is about she defaults (blog)

Hi Cynthia, Squashed and squabbly... great but the last 7 lines did it for me. Unexpected and focusing in on the relationship between all the people on this condensed journey. Top. win

Comment is about Singing To Grandma's House (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Stephen,

Great stuff this, much enjoyed reading it. Win
liked the rhythm in this section -

Clouds that gathered, as they drifted along,
The grit and the dust and the grime
Blown from the mines and the spoil heaps
That had formed, over who knows what length of time.

Comment is about Time Flues (blog)

Hi Yolande!

Thanks for your comments on Being Alone! I really enjoyed your reading of this at the Tudor and it reads just as good on here! Some of those lines resonated a little too close to home for me! Great work! :-)

Comment is about Second Chance (blog)

Original item by Yolande

A very evocative poem Steven. It reminds me of some really great songs I have heard by The Houghton Weavers where they describe the life and times of the 20s and 30s.
I enjoyed reading it.

Comment is about Time Flues (blog)