Hi Daniel

Just read your poem, "Is this madness" can just imagine it being performed in a rap style with a great impact. What do you think? Winston

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Amen.
Cx

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Wonderful phrase - the gracing grip of day.
Cx

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Cheers, Steve. The poem is about Angel Hill in Boggart Hole Clough in North Manchester, which is right near where I grew up. The Angel is a bronze statue on a big stone plinth erected in remembrance of the first world war fatalities. I had to try and get all this into a short sonnet and I was advised on this one by Michael Symmons Roberts.

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sleep well, and very nice poem!

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night love x have a good one ...

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I named them 'hoo ray hens' as a bit of word play
cuz they act like us girls sometimes but would never admit to being as emotional as us.

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Liked this - like Winston the lines no balls....when drunk - very good, and so true of so many men I know! :-)
Cx

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Why My Winstonyness, thank you!

I have noticed it needs so work, chop a bit here n there, its just my tiny lil bedsit, it gets so messy and that Chav boyfriend of mine (who Paul loathes)- he's so lazy once he had his way with me (and scoffed about Paul Blackburn (Jealous you see)) he's out the door, offskie, the little chav.

I end up despising myself I should put him on a sex strike.

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Nurse, the screens !

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Oh Lauretta how I miss you as I lie in my sick bed.
If only you were my night nurse I know I'd be better already

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Liked this
esp.the lines -
no balls when sober
no lead when drunk
Winston

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Hi Winston!
no I should have put a disclaimer on here
poor Paul

sorry its pure fiction :-)

Paul , do you want me to delete this, you don't normally ;-)

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Does this account have any basis in fact ?!

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Hi Tim,
have read this a few times now and feel a sense of smouldering pride that i have found in folk who live in and are from Liverpool - which i suppose remains a city with identity - i have only to see the vegetable boxes placed by residents on the side streets of Toxteth to have this view reaffirmed...

minor point time - i think that your work is compromised by the nostrils drinking bit...doesn't work for me imho

steve

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this is a thought provoking poem. I sometimes think of the difference between God in the old testament and God in the New. Hmmmm!

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a neighbourhood in orbit - interesting image Antonionioni

not sure about all the extra Earth creation thingy though...what about all that extra space junk!

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brings back memories. I never went abroad as a kid. Nice one!

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I like this. Great Stuff!

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our bark-rough hands would press the stone

really like the rhythm of this line and the words allow an image that is almost tangible - as i read it, it is as if i can feel the coolness of the surface of the stone

steve

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Original item by Simon Rennie

a thought provoking poem. WHo knows what another person may be thinking.

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Thanks Chris, much appreciated. One of my more heartfelt pieces, definitely. I'd never thought about l.9 in terms of a personification of clothing. Thanks for pointing that out.

Si

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Ok, I'll vote for you. I'm sure you'll do the job better than the present incumbent. Like the pearls on a string image.

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If this is God week, i'll be glad when it's over.
Sorry to p*** on your harp but i'll never vote you in. Too negative!

You know of course that i am joking.
Janet.x

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Dare I say? - I was very moved by this, excellent work. I do have one tiny, really small criticism though - nothing emotional - just something that stood out for me .... jeans don't kneel, not unless they're really overdue for a wash anyway.
Cx

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This was my entry at the Kapow! Beermat competition.

See you soon.

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How very Japanese this feels.

Keep it up my friend. :-)

Ian.

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I welcome any comments or criticisms of my work. Just don't ask me what 'Agnus Mater' is supposed to mean because I'm really not sure. I was drunk when I wrote it. The title is a reference to Agnus Dei - The Lamb of God. I just riffed on the idea of Jesus being a lamb and therefore Mary being a ewe.

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Cheers Antonionioni

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Le Monde - c'est le journal de dieu maintenant?
Tres amusant.
Cx

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Hi Daniel, Can you post your poem to write club now, please?

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You see everything forget nothing....I love your poetry...even when your not trying!

Impressed as ever
Gus

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Hi Phil
These 'natural endings' are seldom painless and difficult to tackle and describe, You have done a very good job of that here describing events when (as you say) your life has no compass. Keep posting. Winston

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Very different - your new photo - has sort of left me at a loss for words - which is unusual.
:-)
Cx

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Very moving -love it !


beautifully written

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Hi David - thanks for taking the time to read my work

steve : )

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Just enjoyed "Matese", Steve.

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Hi Paul, I like this very much. I am a big fan of Jorge Luis Borges' work and this very much reminds me of his story "The Lottery".
Matt

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Hey Antionio, I like this piece a lot, it has a great flow that forces the reader into bouncing the words around a bit. I like that quality as it slows you down and makes you take greater notice of the theme.

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Thanks, this is a bit of a running theme due to some past experiences of mine. I am very into anthropomorphism and my connection with animals and the earth (but I'm not a hippie). This is definitely something you'll continue to see if you keep tuned in. Thanks for commenting!

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thanks for the comments- what can i say? my poetry lecturer would scream in horror if he knew how little i revise and re-write nowadadys- very slap dash poet!!! love the calculator poem, what a novel idea!

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This really moved me - been there - only with me I'm not so sure the end was natural. It sounds trite just to say this really moved me - but ... it really did and I can't think of anything more I want from a poem like this other than that profound connection.
Cx

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Original item by Phil Golding

into the void is a really good short poem and quite deep, who were you talking about, thanks for the comment the other day, its strange what inspires us, it was very constructive and most appreciated. the new edited version is now posted if your interested? chris

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i think your right a poem is never finished thanks for the comment the other day it really helped me, the new version is now posted if your interested, im liking your poetry, its great work and i enjoyed them thoughroughly, chris.

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im liking your poems very inventive, thanks for the comments the other day, it helped me with my second draft, you gave me a whole new angle to look at, its posted up now if your interested, keep the poetry coming, its great, chris.

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Glad you approve - but Dear Jonny is, in fact, darling Larry.....:)
Cx

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Thanks very much Chris, i try to keep a sense of humour when i'm writing about subjects that make me angry or sad.

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Particularly loved the last two lines - unexpected!
Cx

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Hi Phil. I feel the frustration of your situation coming through in this work. I love the bit about the telephone and the optimism and the final act of defiance. All power to you!

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