Hi Cate and thanks for commenting on yet another of my poems. 'There to Here.'

Janet.x

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Thanks for commenting on 'There to Here.'
Detailed interpretation of how i see it in comments below poem if you want to see it. :-)
You were very close.

Janet.x

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Hi Andy, thanks for your comment on 'There to Here.'
It is a deep one. :-)

Janet.x

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Thanks for your comment on 'There to Here,'
a more detailed interpretation is in the comments box if you care to see it. It's interesting to learn how others relate to the content so thanks again.

Janet.x

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Hi Cate, thanks for commenting on Maybe. Much appreciated x

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Hi Beulah, thanks for your recent comment on Lets Hear It... its one I would def agree with! As for the nose cutting thing, its an old joke with bro n me, he once did it by accident when playing a joke on me and Ive never let him forget it. Couldnt let him revel in all that admiration for too long, not good for his constitution!!!!
Cate xx

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hello Cynthia, thanks for the comment on Death Comes To Fleetwood. I do see what you mean about it being confusing, I think when I wrote it I imagined it like an aerial view then swooping in to details if that makes any sense at all.
Thanks
Rachel
xxx

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Hello Winston,
thanks for the comment on the Fleetwood poem. It's not one I'll send to my friends or family if I want to keep the front of the house egg free lol!
Cheers
Rach
x

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Hello Greg,
thanks for reading and commenting on the poem. I really wasn't sure whether to post it but then did, then when it had been commented on I did think again about it being 'car crash' writing and thought about removing it, then thought it would look worse to remove it if you see what I mean.
I very much appreciate your comments, particularly about the structure of it, an unusual one for me and one that I think fights with the content. I had to impose structure on it to keep it from turning into an amorphous mess of emotion and I'm pleased you appreciated it....Thanks very much,
Rachel
xxx

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

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Ooh Ann, I did! I have only a hazy recollection of the night (it was my birthday so I may have had a little glass or two) I got applauded and have had some nice feedback which was lovely. I have now caught up on my ironing so may frequent th'site a bit more ...till next week's ironing starts threatening to bury the children!I love the Ladybird poem by the wayCheersRachxxx
ps I read 2 new ones I wrote for Preston is My Paris (a local zine), they wanted contributions and I can't resist that, one of them, 'Brief Encounter' got published in it and they were launching the issue that night so I had to read my contributions, Next time I'll do stockings nude.....but for stockings(possibly!)

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Hello Louise, cheers for the comment, I worry about how I come across performance wise cos I think I just stand there and read, but I do enjoy it. I do appreciate seeing proper performers like you. I just feel horribly nervous and concentrate on locking my knees so they don't send me off the stage like a pneumatic drill. Glad you liked Dad :)
Thanks
Rachel
xxx

Comment is about Louise Fazackerley (poet profile)

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Hello - hope you enjoy WOL, explore the site and see what you come up with! Visual art and poetry seem to go hand in hand in my book!

Comment is about Meshach R. Brencher (poet profile)

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John, looking forward to getting a slot for you at one of the Tudors Acoustic Nights, I shall contact John Togher. Yes, would love to download your new 12 piece collection.
hoping we can meet at a gig soon

Comment is about John Turner (poet profile)

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Hi - thanks for the kind comments.
- "I'm not at all sure that true love exists. I think it is just a dream that people chase" - I think this is really sad - I just sat here 20 mins thinking what else to say, but I'm stumped.

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Great rhymes in DW. I esp. like the half-rhyme of dismissive and kisses. The poem paints a strong character profile, down to the domestic chores which only narrowly keep one from wallowing in regret and the knowledge of how past affects present. Good work.

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Hello Ray, thanks for commenting on Within Four Walls, Ros x

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Hello John..thank you for your comments on within four walls..you are quite right about the last line..i have removed it..thnx Rosalind x

Comment is about John Aikman (poet profile)

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Hi Cynthia

glad you like 79-81

did quite a bit of research for that one : )

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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I recall your House of Crisps performance at The People Under the Stairs. It was ace. Cheers. xx

Comment is about Rachel Pantechnicon (poet profile)

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Just listened to your audio clip. Lovely.

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Hi,
Thanks for the comment..and if TC did cut your nose with a postcard, all I asking is: why were you smelling the postcard?

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

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Hi, once again, thank you x

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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OK - I'll post a lovey-dovey dewy-eyed one just for you - if I can find one amongst all the filth, that is.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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After all the fun of the fair, a woman really wants to be held. That is often where it all falls apart... Yeah - but still gaggin for it - right?

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Hi Cynthia - let me know next time you plan on visiting a Manchester venue - I would love to meet you, as would Cate.
Isobel x

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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You've been out performing I see! Great! Which pomes did you do? Was it hard to choose what to read? Sounds as if it went well! I'm so glad! anniepoo xx

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

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Thanks for kind comments on my dreaming fox. My grandma had a fox stowl - the poor fox seemed to end up with it's tail in it's mouth, when the stowl was put in place. As a small child I was fascinated of course!

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Hi Cynthia, thanks for the recent comment. I feel like that poem sounds a little naive now because I wrote it five years ago - but I guess that's exactly what it's about. I see what you mean about that 'wife and mother' line as well; but I included it because I know that's what she hoped for in her future - at least back then. Thanks again! Thom

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Hi Nicky,
thanks for commenting on 'Zebrina.'
I do enjoy writing poems like this one. Can it be described as allegorical?

Janet.x

Comment is about Nicky Burrows (poet profile)

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Hi Val,
thanks for commenting on 'Zebrina'.
These are the kind of poems i enjoy writing. I wasn't sure if it needed to be included at the end of the poem itself that Zebrina is a plant, as a twist for performance purposes. I always feel if the explanation is given before it spoils the end result but sometimes the kind applause comes before we have time to explain .
Hope that makes some kind of sense.
What do you think?

Janet.x

Comment is about Valerie Cook (poet profile)

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Hi Anthony, thanks for your comment on Taj. Ive been looking back through your work and think it is excellent. I particularly liked the whale one, you could almost hear the whale music being sung. Lovely! I ll look out for your entries in future.
Cate xx

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Hi Cate,
thanks for your comment on 'Metal Tiger Roars in.'
To be honest there wasn't much actual research done, it's a subject i'm interested in so was aware of the animals associated with the Chinese horoscopes.
I did work hard though on the syllable counts and trying to make it an interesting read for others too. I appreciate your feedback and if it's going to be performed i suppose i better do it soon or it will no longer be a valid subject. :-)

Janet.x

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Many thanks for your comment on my love sonnet John.

Isobel x

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Thank you for your kind words on my love sonnet Val. I might give you a rendition of it at the Howcroft on Sunday - look forward to seeing you there.
Isobel x

Comment is about Valerie Cook (poet profile)

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Hi Cynthia, thanks for the comments. Yes, I am ok, except for feeling fat, frumpy and 26 weeks pregnant, had a home and family break from everything. How are you? Well, I hope.xx

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Thank you for the Poem, I was touched by your sentiment ;-) You are kind, you asked about my sword.....in real life (whatever that is alleged to be in this crazy world we appear to exsist in ...)It is a live Samurai Sword, fully work folded blade and extreemely lethal, it is at your service ha ha ;-)Luv TC XX

Comment is about Beulah (poet profile)

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hey
1. i really love your dad poem. the end line makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time.
2. i enjoyed your performance at word soup last night- i think you have a very likeable stage presence and your poems were nice and light and entertaining. all good!

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

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Dear me Ann! You really don't like creme eggs?! I didn't know there was such a person lol glad you were tempted though! x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Cynthia
Thank you for your kind comments on my latest waffles! I do feel it's a little undeserved though!
I hadn't thought about the contradictions re the flowers. I just liked how it sounded. Oops!x

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thank you for your comments , always a pleasure to know that at least someone likes my work

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

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Hi Ann
"Somehow sweet, somehow chilling. A lonely slightly odd love poem."
- it harks back to a time long ago when I was indeed lonely & probably slightly odd as well !

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Nichola, Im fine thanks. Im still posting occassionaly, but like to log on to see whats happening up here. You have to sift through tons of blogs however these days to find peeps you know you like, to comment on. Its impossible to comment on them all so Im a lot more selective than I used to be!!! Nice to see you back hope everything is going well with the baby.
Cate xx

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Avast there young Cate,you have shivered me timbers with your piratical observations re 'piering'-heres raisin' a noggin'o'grog to ye!-Stefanxx

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Thanks Cate. Pregnant, frumpy and fed up Cate, had a break and concentrated on the family and home for a while. How are you?xx

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15 weeks to go and counting!Whatever happened to the stork??!xx

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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And a good morning and thanks to you Dave,yes indeed I have seen Chris,s wonderful pier poem.Would I dare to compare? the answer is,nay lad!I absolutely love Chris,s work.Keep well smiler-Stefan.

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Miranda sounds intriguing, John. Amazing who you bump into on the net. I've gone back to the Sandy Denny poem because I wasn't happy with it and am trying to improve it, to do her a bit more justice. Haven't managed to work in the one- night stand with Hendrix yet, though. Greg

Comment is about John Aikman (poet profile)

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Thanks for your message, Isobel. It's true, working on a paper over the years has usually been absorbing and always kept me on my toes. But I rediscovered poetry a few years ago after not writing any since my teens, and am lured by the things it expresses that journalism can't. You may be surprised to know that I find time to monitor WOL fairly regularly, even at work! It keeps me thinking about poetry every day. (Sounds a bit like a laxative?) Greg

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Not much has happened in my world Nicky - I'm not pregnant or anything... but tomorrow is another day!

xx

Comment is about Nicky Burrows (poet profile)

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Just read your Poem of the Month. I like it a lot. The last line is a killer.
I love poetry that has something to say and lets itself be understood - particularly when it does it so well.

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