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

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

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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

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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.

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

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

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Dear John as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Dear Kealan as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Dear Dave as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Dear Andy as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Dear Winston as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Dear Isobel as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Dear Cate as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Dear Ann as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Dear Rachel as you've been kind enough to leave positive comments about my poems I thought you might like to check out this link to some poems of mine on You Tube, at least it will increase my count from single figures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5DFRyKC60&feature=related

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Hi Greg - Trying to catch up with poems on the site. I've just read and enjoyed Tomboy and the Paperbacks poem. AS usual lively and very skilful. As for the sestina - Wow, but I'll have to have a few reads before I get to the bottom of that one! It's a real tour de force.

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Hi Laura - I think that's a lovely story, & yet again, synchronicity must be at work here, cos - like I said - I heard the Exact same phrase used on TV - and whenever I see/hear/read something unusual like that I always squirrel it away to think about later - and it was such an odd phrase - yet something that you could imagine any of us doing at one time or another. all the best. B

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Thank you so much Cynthia for your wonderful crtique of 'The knot Within'...you are very kind


Many many thanks once again.


Augusta xx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Hi Dave, thanks for your comment on my poem 'Freedom'. I hope I do win because I'm a penniless, crippled orphan who has been cruelly treated by this wicked world and could do with a bit of joy in my life - but don't let this influence you in your voting.

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Hi Gus,
Hope you are well, haven't seen you for a bit, hope you are well and thriving.

Thanks for commenting on my poem 'Freedom' though your original comment threw me as I didn't know what a 'urist' was - a dwarf? I enjoyed your 'Plate and spoon' poem and your picture for Augusta's poem too.

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

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thank you, Gus

btw, lovely, down to earth poem about a vain plate!

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Yes - I see where you are going with that cigarette analogy Gus. If I apply that logic to the malodorous dish, what the dishwasher upper really wants is to be free of the onerous task of washing up. Crack that habit, learn to eat with one's fingers and life would be a little simpler. A communal eating pot is what my family needs (a saucepan maybe) along with more simplified table manners. I've always enjoyed eating with my fingers - vastly underutilsed implements in the western world... But then I guess, the fingers might start to rebel and then what?

Forgive my rabbiting - just like thinking aloud in a silly kind of way.

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Good afternoon Andy

It seems to me that FREEDOM is a catalyst of circumstance, for example the cigarette crying for freedom is at once set ablaze and is extinguished humiliatingly into the stench of the ash tray who in turn cries out to be set free from its foul labour.

Of course not one of them realising that the cigarette smoker desires to cease his or hers odorous habit and be set free ….and so on.

By the way still waiting for your poem..??

Once again many thanks
Gus

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Elaine. Thanks for your comments on Genealogy.

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Good afternoon Isobel
Thank you so much for your comments you are very kind and just a little whimsical yerself at times... Mmmmm

It seems to me that FREEDOM is a catalyst of circumstance, for example the cigarette crying for freedom is at once set ablaze and is extinguished humiliatingly into the stench of the ash tray who in turn cries out to be set free from its foul labour.

Of course not one of them realising that the cigarette smoker desires to cease his or hers odorous habit and be set free ….and so on.

Once again many thanks

Gusxxx

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Good afternoon Cynthia

Thank you so much for your comments you are very kind.

It seems to me that FREEDOM is a catalyst of circumstance, for example the cigarette crying for freedom is at once set ablaze and is extinguished humiliatingly into the stench of the ash tray who in turn cries out to be set free from its foul labour.

Of course not one of them realising that the cigarette smoker desires to cease his or hers odorous habit and be set free ….and so on.

Once again many thanks
Gusxx

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Good afternoon Dave

Thank you so much for your comments you are very kind.

It seems to me that FREEDOM is a catalyst of circumstance, for example the cigarette crying for freedom is at once set ablaze and is extinguished humiliatingly into the stench of the ash tray who in turn cries out to be set free from its foul labour.

Of course not one of them realising that the cigarette smoker desires to cease his or hers odorous habit and be set free ….and so on.

Once again many thanks
Gus

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Good afternoon Ann

Thank you so much for your comments you are very kind.

It seems to me that FREEDOM is a catalyst of circumstance, for example the cigarette crying for freedom is at once set ablaze and is extinguished humiliatingly into the stench of the ash tray who in turn cries out to be set free from its foul labour.

Of course not one of them realising that the cigarette smoker desires to cease his or hers odorous habit and be set free ….and so on.

Once again many thanks
Gus xx

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Thanks for your comment on Called You Babe, Winston - am glad you enjoyed it :) Did put this comment on my blog, but not sure if you saw it or not.

Have you heard that album at all? It's actually my favourite album, ever, and I speak as a lifetime music anorak who has never once been able to say for certain which album is my actual favourite (or even my top 20 favourites!) :D Well worth a listen or 50. Jeff Mangum's a genius, imo.

Anyhoo, it played a major role in this love story, and continues to do so :)

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Oh well! That's technology for you! xxxx

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Hi Ann, don't know why, but for some reason I can't get the chat to work! :-( xx

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Ta Cynthia, but I most definately do not resemble a model! I wish!! But you might just find out this weekend! xx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Thanks for your comment on my Freedom poem.

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Re Winging It! I think I saw them as doves because of the pure whitness, the quietness, the round eggshellness of them, and the peace element, as they seem a peaceful way to make energy. Hope that helps, Cynthia. Gulls are so noisy!

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Thanks for your comment on my Freedom poem. Yes, I thought it was funny that he didn't scald his mouth, perhaps he did. And though you suggest that I punched him in the mouth, I couldn't possibly comment.

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Thanks for your comment on my Freedom poem, I'm glad you enjoyed it, I'm now considering changing my name to James Shelley - lol.

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Thanks for your comment on my Freedom poem. Where the ideas come from I've no idea - I woke up with most of this one in my head this morning - so maybe elves popped in,in the night and crafted it just for me.

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Thanks for your comment on my Freedom poem.

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Morning Freda

Ah - Louise Bourgeois isn't actually a poet, but she IS an artist, and has used text within her work. She's best known for her sculptures - a lot of her work revolves around births, wombs, maternal subjects, trauma...which is (I think) why I saw similarities with you (plus I notice you wrote for Spare Rib - wow! Louise was a feminist, and worked for LGBT causes too). She only really gained widespread recognition in her 80s. If you can get hold of the documentary on her, do. She worked right up to her death, aged 98. She is hugely inspirational to me :)

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I like your sad little plate. Obviously similar desire to mine, to see the world.

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Thanks for your comment Gus. I was for a while travelling the highways by thumb, as I had neither car nor money and needed to be off and roaming. Much more sensible now, sadly.

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Hello Laura, and thank you for your comment on my Tree of Life poems. I think the second part is stronger than the first. I don't know this poet you mention, but I will look her up.I like the irony in your Freedom poem.

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Hi Laura, thanks for your pylon comments! another fan! Win x

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Wouldn't the rescue of the Chilean miners be a fab subject for the Freedom poem? Not really up my street, hope someone tackles it! x

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Hi Isobel
Thanks for commenting, nice to know it's been read lol x

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thank you for your kind comment on "service users" and glad to know I'm not the only one comes home to breakfast pots in the sink love your work it flows really well looking forward to seeingyou at the weekend x

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hi, thought i may as well give it a go, though i 'm not convinced i'm a good enough writer for stuff like this lol cheers for the head s up x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Hi Kath - have a read and if interested - let me know...

http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=16744

(I don't want to start forcing people into this as the choice is yours) x

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