Contributions sought and gratefully accepted, of course...to which I have contributed.- and there are also commercial avenues to add to
revenue..
My point is about essential priorities at this time when, even now,
we read of thousands of pounds awarded to successful participants in
poetry competitions and suchlike. It is difficult to reconcile the past "penury of poetry" with the ££££££ cash that seems to be in the coffers in
support of "the arts". Nice work if you can get it...as the song goes.
If you're alive! .
Comment is about Arts Council England prepares £160m emergency funding package (article)
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Philipos
Sat 28th Mar 2020 13:55
Ths is something of a "found poem" isn't it, taking off from the original as Tennyson did with the Charge of the Light Brigade, no rump-di-dump here, very touching, effective.
Comment is about Susannah Hart wins £5,000 National Poetry Competition (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Your sentiments are very much appreciated, Graham. You, too, comrade. Keep well.
Comment is about Love in the time of coronavirus (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Lovely poem Philippa - fantastic imagery and tight rhyme - really enjoyed reading it
Comment is about IN THE TIME OF QUIET (blog)
Original item by Philippa Atkin
thanks for your kind comments on 'End Of Days' Sofia - I'm pleased that you liked it ?
Ian
Comment is about AbSo2021 (poet profile)
Original item by AbSo2021
This one slipped under the radar a little Greg.
I think you've captured how we resort to routines as a sort of safety blanket, to make sense of stuff. It wasn't until all our impending holiday arrangements and meal out bookings had been cancelled that I felt I knew what was going on.
As I suspect with you, there's nobody else you'd sooner be marooned with.........
keep well old friend, look for the light
G
Comment is about Love in the time of coronavirus (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for your Like, Becky Who, and for your lack of thoughts, Don.
Comment is about WE DON'T NEED NO VENTILATORS (Brexit Before Breathing) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks, Phil, and Do.RoThy
Comment is about Love in the time of coronavirus (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I know you like to thank me for my thoughts John, but I'm afraid I was left thoughtless on this one. Sorry. I did read your poem though
?
Comment is about WE DON'T NEED NO VENTILATORS (Brexit Before Breathing) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thankyou for your thoughts, Greg and Po. And for the Like, Mark O.
Comment is about WE DON'T NEED NO VENTILATORS (Brexit Before Breathing) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I enjoyed it from the beginning to the end!???
Well thought out poetry to what's currently happening!
Comment is about End Of Days (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Thanks for the kind comments Mark & Po - I really appreciate you taking the time to do so.
And thanx to everyone for the 'likes' ?
Ian
Comment is about Grave (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
IT is, very much, my pleasure Keith. My idea is simple: the past, its rights and wrongs, its people and its places, never fades, to those with eyes to see. Thank you very much indeed for your continued support over the years. It is very much appreciated.
“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun”
― Pablo Picasso
Comment is about A thousand years ago (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
The word aorta stands out in this poem as being the significant valve by which life is generated and on which it takes its toll.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about placeholder for something darker II (03/25/2020) (blog)
Original item by Zach Dafoe
The imagination is stirred by this poem as one is drawn back in time and reminded of what was once of importance and replaced in history by something less tangible.For me it speaks of a continuity which cannot be eradicated. A little abstruse but I hope I have interpreted the poem and done it some honour. It is also a poem which takes the reader to where the writer's mind is.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about A thousand years ago (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Whatever the truth of the original story, this one hits the spot, John
Comment is about WE DON'T NEED NO VENTILATORS (Brexit Before Breathing) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Quite so, Po.
The day the music died, Greg.
Comment is about LP's, SINGLES and 78's (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Enjoyed this one a lot. Nature does not rest. It gives us hope when all else is failing around us.
Comment is about IN THE TIME OF QUIET (blog)
Original item by Philippa Atkin
Philipos
Fri 27th Mar 2020 19:57
That is very evocative of a hot summer experience. ?
Comment is about Summer (blog)
Original item by M3RK
Philipos
Fri 27th Mar 2020 19:44
Mark, thank you for the like on ALAS - appreciated. P ?
Comment is about M3RK (poet profile)
Original item by M3RK
Philipos
Fri 27th Mar 2020 19:31
Thank you for commenting on ALAS - good job that it didn't really happen - but I did actually lose someone quite close once, in a car incident. ?
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
Fri 27th Mar 2020 19:09
Paul McCartney wrote it better than I did.
but my poem had a humorous slant at the end.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Philipos
Fri 27th Mar 2020 18:32
Emer - just been checking out some of your work. Absolutely Brill. Exactly the sort of observational stuff I home in. Did a campervan tour of the Emerald Isle some years ago and was blown away. ?
Comment is about Emer Ní Chorra (poet profile)
Original item by Emer Ní Chorra
Thanks Victoria. I'll be honest, it doesn't match my mood at the moment. Perhaps that's why I wrote it. Life seems to be folding in on us, and even if we're housebound, the birds are not. I suppose the phrase, "Free as a bird," has rarely been so apposite. ❤
Comment is about Sing (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
I come and go as life grabs my hand and takes me away. I so appreciate having other poets to share with and to get the pleasure of reading what your hearts share with me. This is a safe place for me.
Take care
Comment is about LORENZO (blog)
Original item by lynn hahn
Wow That is really deep. Nice work. Glad I stopped by. I read this several times. It's one that will tell more of the story with each read.
Comment is about spirit assortment (blog)
Original item by Shawn Garcia
Sadly Nic Nic there is no way for Philippa Atkin to get in touch with you unless you give here an email address here or create a proper WOL profile where she can communicate with you personally.
I have been in touch with her for you but you need to communicate together.
Comment is about Philippa Atkin (poet profile)
Original item by Philippa Atkin
Abdul,
This poem resonates with me as an ex serviceman who has witnessed much of what you write. Many ex servicemen are sleeping rough in doorways largely due to PTSD or an inability to readjust to civilian life. On 11 November every year we stand at our war memorials and echo the words "We will remember them" but in reality we forget them.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Judge not too harsly (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Stuart,
a poem of immense gratitude as the NHS workers give their all for us and often put themselves in danger at the same time.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about NHS Workers (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
What a beautiful poem Philippa and much needed in the world at this time. Thank you for sharing. ❤️??
Comment is about IN THE TIME OF QUIET (blog)
Original item by Philippa Atkin
Do.RoThy
Fri 27th Mar 2020 16:14
Do.RoThy
Fri 27th Mar 2020 16:10
Thanks Philipos.....?
As long my foolishness makes me ME.....I want to be foolish in love.....thanks Martin?
Comment is about I loved like a fool (blog)
I remember the Twist and Shout EP, John. It got to about number four in the top ten, an amazing achievement for an EP. But not so amazing considering it was the Beatles. PS I also sat on at least one of my dad's 78s. It may have been Gracie Fields singing 'Come Back to Sorrento'.
Comment is about LP's, SINGLES and 78's (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Do.RoThy
Fri 27th Mar 2020 16:08
Hey Don, you may do what you feel like, nothing bothers me as long as you are you....hehehe
Pitter patter.....keep guessing.....Peter pater
Comment is about Happiness ahead!!!! (blog)
Do.RoThy
Fri 27th Mar 2020 16:07
Thanks Phillipos....?
Comment is about Happiness ahead!!!! (blog)
Write Out Loud is also an arts organisation, of course, MC. But if you feel the need to boycott us as 'non-essential' during this pandemic, we will quite understand.
Comment is about Arts Council England prepares £160m emergency funding package (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Nic Nic
Fri 27th Mar 2020 15:21
I have found your poem In the Time of Quiet and would like permission to video the staff at my school reciting it so we can put it on our Facebook page for our children to watch while they are home learning. Can you please inbox me if this is a possibility
Comment is about Philippa Atkin (poet profile)
Original item by Philippa Atkin
Philipos
Fri 27th Mar 2020 12:56
Cracking last line. ?
Comment is about Love in the time of coronavirus (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
What's this pitter patter
That you speak of Do?
Is it raining in Norfolk
Where doth Po tread, go?
I've done it again...commented on a comment instead of the poem ...bother
?
Comment is about Happiness ahead!!!! (blog)
Philipos
Fri 27th Mar 2020 11:23
Totally upwardly different. Enjoyed. P ?
Comment is about Happiness ahead!!!! (blog)
It's 'have a nice night' here now. Which I'm doing getting sozzled on reising. If any spelling errors start appearing in comments you will understand why.
Of course this 'have a nice day' is simply automatic, like a record. And when a checkout chick says this 'to me' while looking to the next customer.... Don't get me started......
?
Comment is about Have a Nice Day (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Philipos
Fri 27th Mar 2020 08:59
Don hoping you have a nice day - away from all the murk. Have a nice day now. ?
Comment is about Have a Nice Day (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Try using a straw next time, Po.
Comment is about LP's, SINGLES and 78's (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Philipos
Sat 28th Mar 2020 14:06
Mark, just been reading your interesting profile. Good luck with the studies. I have a grandson doing that kind of work in London. May your journey be an enjoyable one. Blessings. P
Comment is about M3RK (poet profile)
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