Hi Dave! it was very nice meeting you as well.. I am usually too busy for more active participation ..but I will try my best:))

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Hi Natasha

Enjoyed meeting you at the Tudor. You should blog more here - I'm sure it would be appreciated

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ah, Gus...care to join me for some subtle and achingly funny call and response poetry at the next possible WOL night in Hebden?
Meri :)

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there's only one Jeffarama! :)

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hehe, yep 3,2,1 and she's back in the room!
good to see ya Win :)

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I don't think she saw me scribbling in my notebook, Ann! That poem and the one I've just posted tonight came out of two days of travelling on the trains of East Anglia. They're only fragments, really, and I suppose I should have worked on them more, but what the hell! Glad you liked Angel Hill

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Yes, Greg, folk-song like is a better description!WOL can certainly be an unforgiving forum.Often it's the ones you rate highly which get ignored! Is it the only place you post your poems? I am so excited about the World Cup!!!

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Hi Andy, thank for your comments on River Mermaid. I know i'm int' wrong place to say this but i never think of performing when i write because as most ppl who've seen me will tell you, stanzas wouldn't make any difference cos i read too fast for anyone to notice the breaks. that's why i haven't done it for months. I should remember to breathe at least. thanks again, deb : )

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Welcome to WOL Elaine, Hope you enjoy exploring our site. Win

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Welcome to WOL Alec, Hope you enjoy the site. (Nice pic!) Winston

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In case you are interested - Chris Co came first, Pete Crompton second, and Stella (a poet on here) came third.
I was pleased in that I know I performed well and the audience liked it - you can't ask more than that. All the winners were very deserving!

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Didn't know Win I have said the same thing twice but I know why I said it as both pieces are so rich with language - i thought it must have took ages to write as i know it would have took me ages!

Either way, quality stuff man

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Hi Win;

just goes to show M8.. Great minds thinking alike! lol

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Thanks Eagle eyed Ann, that was a genuine spelling mistake, have changed it on the blog entry. win x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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So's not to show myself up by putting this on the actual poem, as I'm sure it's what you meant to put - did you mean bow and curtsey? Just in case - oh! I know I am wrong!! Feel silly now! x

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Further... Andy, In your comments on It only ends once. re the last word. It was once like that! I have changed it back on here. Thanks Win.

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Hi Andy. thanks for taking time to read and make comment on my last 2 blog entries. You have raised a very interesting point. In both cases you say. 'I bet this took you a long time to write'. Well, I think that both poems are a similar style. The frist (Coming home without you) was written pretty much instantly with only minor alterations whilst the second (It only ends once) did indeed take ages to write and has changed so much that only a few bits remein from the original. Win x

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Hi Ann, Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment on 'Coming Home Without You'. A lot of us find ourselvs in this situation. The 2 bowls with their chocolate milk tears were actually there as I walked in and they stopped me in my tracks. Win x

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Hi Cynthia, Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment on 'Coming Home Without You'. Glad you liked the screwing cat bit and that you found a more universal appeal in the poem.

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Hi Carole... Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment on 'Coming Home Without You'. My daughter and I hav just had a great week. Actually this was written just before she came up and is from her Christmas visit. Best Wishes Win x

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Hi Cate... Belated thanks for commenting on 'Descent Into The Maelstrom' Not sure on the length issue. In fact it was a struggle to write it to this length. Win

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Hi A.E. Belated thanks for commenting on 'Descent Into The Maelstrom' The section you refer to is my favourite part too. In fact this was the starting point for the piece. I fear the rest never quite liveed up to it? Win

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Hi Ann, belated thanks for your comments on Descent Into The Maelstrom. Its just about the spiral of a man who losses touch with life and its comforts. Win :-)

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Hi there,
Thanks for your comments on 'Whisper' - I was trying for a wordplay on wisp/whisper/whisker, and it's the nearest I've got to a sonnet yet - but not sure it quite works ... hey ho! :)
Cx

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Thank you as always for your generous comments Andy!
It was a challenge to write 'C'est la vie...' given the constraints...

Francine x

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Eh bien... and your French was terrible as a child?!
Merci beaucoup Josh pour tes remarques sur mon poème 'C'est la vie...'
'in a more driven way' huh... D'accord ; )

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Cate, thank you for taking the time to read and comment so nicely on 'C'est la vie...'
It was a bit of a challenge to write given it had to be about ten different people, and only five words per line.

Francine x

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just dropping in to thank you for your comment on my poem. One of my more timid ones, and appreciated.

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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I'm being stalked - in "real time!"
x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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'By dint of curiosity and accident' - I bet you did! Hope your trawlings are going well... x

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Hi Cate, Nice to see you're still here, strumming away : ) Thank you for reading and leaving kind comments on my post The Dunes. Debz x

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Hi John - thanks for emailing me the song "Candlegame". Can I put it on my poet's profile on WOL? And whats all this about the madness of the poet then? ;-)

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I see you are preparing to bury your head back into the sand heh heh...

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Hi Cate - "pearls" = thanks very much for the lovely comments. all the best. B

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Hi Andy,
you read it three times?! must have been good lol thank for your praise x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Am touched you noticed - yes - had a slight trim and lost the glasses...

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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There's something different about you...is it the hair?

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Yes - was planning to do that Ann. I did loud and ranty at the Wigan slam and they seemed to be looking for quiet and thoughtful - knowing my luck it will be the other way round this time!

Thanks for your input - tis appreciated!

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Just sticking my beak in about the Liverpool poetry thingy - how about reading The Quality of Love? It's a beautiful poem!

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Well Ann - now you mention it - he does have nice hands...

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Oh Isobel - you have turned into an emu! Does this mean that your ideal man is in fact Rod Hull? xx

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Thank you, Steve, for your kind invitation. But! Do you know that I am from Odessa in Ukraine?

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Hi, Steve! Thank you very much for your kind invitation to the Grand Liverpool Poetry Competition. It could be great if I could take part in it. But... Do you know I am from Odessa in Ukraine? lol

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No,it's just one straight 4-min read for all contestants, Isobel. That's because it is a comp, not a slam, so there is no slam-off! Great, glad you're coming.

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Hi Larisa, thanks for leaving comments on my blog posting "Deeper than words ..."

I wondered if you would like to take part in our poetry competition. Here are the details...

LIVERpoetry is to host the Grand Liverpool Poetry Competition next week on Wednesday, 9th June.
The competition has a top prize of £100 and is free to enter; and with prizes of £30 and £20 for the second and third runners-up respectively, it could be well worth your while digging out your best poems and taking them along!
Your poem can be on any theme, but each performance may be no longer than four minutes. Your time will begin when you start to speak, and points will be deducted if you exceed the four minute performance time. Judging will be on both the quality of the poem and the performance given.
A maximum of 25 poets can enter the competition, and spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please arrive before 7.30pm and wait at the desk to register in the Upper Room of the Pilgrim pub on Pilgrim Street, Liverpool, LH1 9HB. Arrive in good time because once 25 poets have registered, the list will be closed.

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Hi Steve. I remember you well from my days on the poetry circuit in London - in the Samuel Pepys in Mare Street, Hackney, and the Foundry, Shoreditch, plus one or two other places...

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Hi Steve - thanks for the nod - yes, I had planned to come along anyway! Will there be 2 rounds like in other slams? Need to decide on what to practise...my Alfie poem is way over 4 minutes!

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Hi Cynthia, thought I'd draw your attantion to this (pasted below)... in case you should feel like coming-alonga and taking part. That would be cool!

LIVERpoetry is to host the Grand Liverpool Poetry Competition next week on Wednesday, 9th June.
The competition has a top prize of £100 and is free to enter; and with prizes of £30 and £20 for the second and third runners-up respectively, it could be well worth your while digging out your best poems and taking them along!
Your poem can be on any theme, but each performance may be no longer than four minutes. Your time will begin when you start to speak, and points will be deducted if you exceed the four minute performance time. Judging will be on both the quality of the poem and the performance given.
A maximum of 25 poets can enter the competition, and spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please arrive before 7.30pm and wait at the desk to register in the Upper Room of the Pilgrim pub on Pilgrim Street, Liverpool, LH1 9HB. Arrive in good time because once 25 poets have registered, the list will be closed.

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Hi Isobel,

thanks for leaving a comment on that blog posting I did. I'm gonna leave a comment on it - as soon as I find the blasted article I was discussing.

I wanted, also, to urge you to take part in the free-to-enter poetry competition we are holding in Liverpool on Wednesday. Here are the details, m'dear ...

LIVERpoetry is to host the Grand Liverpool Poetry Competition next week on Wednesday, 9th June.

The competition has a top prize of £100 and is free to enter; and with prizes of £30 and £20 for the second and third runners-up respectively, it could be well worth your while digging out your best poems and taking them along!

Your poem can be on any theme, but each performance may be no longer than four minutes. Your time will begin when you start to speak, and points will be deducted if you exceed the four minute performance time. Judging will be on both the quality of the poem and the performance given.

A maximum of 25 poets can enter the competition, and spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please arrive before 7.30pm and wait at the desk to register in the Upper Room of the Pilgrim pub on Pilgrim Street, Liverpool, LH1 9HB. Arrive in good time because once 25 poets have registered, the list will be closed.

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Hi Andy,
Thanks for reading & commenting on 'Water Shortage' - you always make such lovely, encouraging remarks - much appreciated.
Cx

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