Hello Marin. I'm glad you liked my collages. Yes, you should try it; it is a wonderful past time...sort of like doing puzzles - but better!

Thank you. Jane?

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

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Your profile "rant" is so encouraging to this newcomer! Would you believe I did a google search yesterday, "Are there rules to writing poetry?" I knew there weren't, but I guess there were still questions I couldn't really form. I think you cleared that up for me.

And you have succeeded already as to evoking my emotions with my first read of your work "Whispers." My x and I were both guilty on that front.

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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Hello, how are you today.
Did you had a good time
at the grocery store?

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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Some great titles you have collected.?

Comment is about Cait Abbott (poet profile)

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Thank you for all the likes.?

Comment is about Yessie (poet profile)

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Thanks for the comments and likes.?

Comment is about ShalomP (poet profile)

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Nice sample.?

Comment is about Yessie (poet profile)

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fight on warrior fight on!!!!!

Comment is about Chiari Warrior Soldier (poet profile)

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Thank you for commenting on I Want Don ?

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

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Thank you for reading and commenting on my writing, always appreciated

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

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Thank you Martin for the wonderful comment you wrote about "A Day of Quiet Deliberation". And yes, your are right I am slowly finding my stride! ?Jane

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

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Thank you for reading There is Beauty Peter. I really appreciated your comments..?

Comment is about Peter Taylor (poet profile)

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Hi, thanks for liking and commenting "When I get mad I write poetry". Welcome to Write Out Loud, I really like the sample (ditto the line Big Sal quoted - right now I think that could be applied to a few of the Brexiting con artists in the UK too).

Looking forward to reading more of your poems, take care

Becky xx

Comment is about Mac (poet profile)

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Thank you Martin it is very encouraging to have your thoughts on my work..?

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

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"You will go down in history thinking you were relevant."
???

Loved the sample. Political poetry is definitely my bag. And you are right, this is a much better site than Twitter to get poetry feedback! Especially considering Captain Orange Dip$%!t uses Twitter daily so. . . Why use Twitter unless it's to get banned by Trump and fake relevance?

Just kidding mind you.

Here too you can get honest feedback pertaining to your poetry and not just political beliefs and such.
Welcome to Write Out Loud, enjoy your stay, and keep the gems up.?

Comment is about Mac (poet profile)

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Lol thank you for the sequel Hugh..?

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

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Thx 4 getting the gist of metamorphosed from a sun into a moon.

Comment is about DESMOND CHILDS (poet profile)

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There's some great lines in your sample.?

Comment is about poetic_muse (poet profile)

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Love the sample.?

Comment is about reinmari (poet profile)

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Thank you Taylor for your lovely comment on "Piano Man"
Always appreciated!?

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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Thank you ray for commenting on "Piano Man". Always appreciated!?

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

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Thank you Jon for the lovely comment on "Piano Man". Glad you enjoyed the imagery!?

Comment is about Jon Stainsby (poet profile)

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"tunefully written"...I liked that Hugh. Thank you for the wonderful comment.?

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

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Hi, thanks for the like and and comment of "When I get mad I write poetry".

Comment is about Clive (poet profile)

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Hello Silviu,

Thanks for the message (which led me to this poem).

Generally it's a good piece and I liked the melancholy atmosphere and also the way it seems to have a deeper level of meaning.

Two small observations: I don't think brink is the best word and perhaps the twilight cusp or moment might be better - just a suggestion.

Also I don't know what "with a bullet to chat" means, so I failed to understand that line.

Best wishes

John Short

Comment is about Novae Litterature (S. Craciunas) (poet profile)

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Here in the US, for a copyright to be seen as 100% valid and enforceable by US law, the work must be registered with the US Copyright Office for full protection, and more importantly to be able to bring a lawsuit for infringement should the need arise. As far as I know, the Berne Convention only dictates the bare minimum here in the US, has very little influence over the US Copyright's current decisions, and has more sway overseas for other signatory countries than it does for the US. The US didn't even join until like 100 years after it was implemented (which should tell you how backward everything is here).

https://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl100.html

http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/copyright/

https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

As a matter of fact, the Copyright Office even has an acknowledgement on their page that says a poor man's copyright (i.e. sending a sealed envelope to yourself) has no provision under copyright law here.

Yes they add that a work is copyrighted the second it is created, but to bring a lawsuit for infringement in this case, they require the work to be registered with them.

Hope this clears up some of the confusion, everything in the US is convoluted these days.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Thank you so much @Big Sal for your guidance and kind words. I'm still figuring this site out and how to use it. Sorry it took me so long to respond.

Comment is about Erin Renee Moore (poet profile)

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Your voice is so important.
I hear voices myself. Scary.

I also tried to reach out and touch someone.
I got my face slapped.

Poetry is not the answer.
It is the question.

wink.

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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Me-n-u the menu love it...?

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Thanks for commenting "International Bake-off". It was just a bit of fun but I was pleased with the way it turned out - like the cake!

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

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Hi, thanks for your comment on International Bake-off (Brexit? Don't get me started...) It was only for fun, glad you liked the rhymes.

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

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Thanks for your comments on my poem.
After reading all of the comments on YOuR poems
I no longer remember
which poem it was you commented on
or what you said.
But I am certain
it was a good comment
or else I would not have felt the need
to comment.

wink&nod

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

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Hi Hugh thank you for the likes on my poems. Hope you enjoyed. All the best. Hayley

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

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Hi Taylor,its nice to meet you.Thanks for the feedback.I love your writing,'her heart' is a favourite ?

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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Hi Shirley,

Thanks for your words.

I hope you can learn to live with your anxiety and that it doesn't overcome you. I too have suffered and suffer from anxiety. I try to be aware of it and learn to accept it is a part of me, and try to move on from there.

Take care of yourself,

Jon

Comment is about Shirley Smothers (poet profile)

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Just a quick thank you for reading my poem "It is Inevitable". Nice to meet you Desmond. ?Jane

Comment is about DESMOND CHILDS (poet profile)

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Hey Don, thankyou for reading my work and commenting/liking it. You always give me good feedback that I can work with and improve with. It's also nice to have someone out there who understands you as well.

Thank you for being supportive from the beginning of my journey on this website.

Also, your work is brilliant and so relatable, and at other times amusing. Keep at it, people definitly like it!

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

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Nice to meet you Sanjana! Thank you for reading my poems! Jane?

Comment is about sanjana shroff (poet profile)

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Hello again Jon, I very much appreciate you support of my short story OPEN YOUR EYES. This was a dream I turned in to a short story. My anxiety sometimes helps me to be creative.

Comment is about Jon Stainsby (poet profile)

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Hello Tommy, thank you for your support of my poem MISSING YOU. I don't post here too often. But have been inspired by friends to write.

Thank you
Shirley

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

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Hello Jon, thanks for the support of my poem ARETHA FRANKLIN. I threw this together, but it was heart felt.

Thank you
Shirley

Comment is about Jon Stainsby (poet profile)

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Hi Jon, thanks for your support on my poem BROKEN EGG SHELLS. Anxiety is a daily struggle for me.

Thanks,
Shirley

Comment is about Jon Stainsby (poet profile)

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Hello John, thank you for your support of my poem BROKEN EGG SHELLS. It's nice to visit with you again. I don't post much anymore.

Thanks,
Shirley

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Hello Don, thank you for your comment on my poem BROKEN EGG SHELLS.
Anxiety is a daily struggle with me.

Thanks,
Shirley

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

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Hi Taylor, thank you for your comment on my poem EGG SHELLS. I am sorry you have to live this way, it is hard.

Thank You
Shirley

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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I love the anti-ageist theme in your Bio. Rings true to self. Good luck on posting, and welcome to WOL, you'll do fine here I'm sure.?

Comment is about Katie Thornberry (poet profile)

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Thank you Hugh for commenting on "The Curse". Much appreciated!?

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

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*waves hello* ?

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

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Thank you for the like and the comment, Jennifer.

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

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ha. my mistake.
i make them frequently.

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

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