thank you Andy x

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thanks Ann x

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I think you should definitely go to the WOL open mic venue your friends have signed you up for John.
Being part of WOL is a journey. The poetry you are writing now is probably very different to the poetry you will be writing in 6 months or a year from now, if you stay the course. Reading other people's work (which is what WOL should also be about) affects your way of looking at things and writing. I think it makes us develop as poets.
All the best. Isobel.

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Hi John , Welcome to WOL. Hope you get some feedback and enjoy the site. Winston

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Thanks very much, Marianne, for your comment on Stuffed.

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Yes I do agree with you Isobel about not just posting but commenting on others. That's what i've always done and it's a main reason why I don't post that often - because it is wrong not to read other people's stuff and comment on it in a supportive way, and I don't always have time to do this properly. If you don't like it at all, best not to comment, I'd say - unless it;s actually offensive in some way and you feel really strongly the need to comment anyway, but it can and should be done maturely - not something everyone is capable of on here sadly, altho no doubt they consider themselves well-endowed intellectually!

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Thanks for commenting on my La dee da dee da poem. With all these wonderful site changes, it looks like I'll soon have nothing to write or complain about! Will have to start writing serious poetry then! x

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Thanks for commenting on La dee da dee da Elaine; it was a bit of silliness inspired by a very boring night in. It seems to have struck some chords though. Hope to see you around :) x

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Emma, thanks for your comments. Wonderful to hear that you have a collection published. Best wishes to you. x

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Hi Greg congratulations on being poem of the month worthy prize winner great stuff

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Hi Gus
Many thanks for your response to my comments on Raged the Wind.
Good to hear you keep in touch with Augusta. She was, in fact, something of an inspiration for me when I did Cradle, my latest blog. I tried to capture some of that sense of "oooo..err" she puts into her mysteries.

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Hi John


Thanks for the tip re Augusta... Dont worry on that score ... we are very close.

Thank you so much for the wonderful and extremely flattering comments made to my poem.

‘Raged the Wind’

The catalyst for the poem was one of trying to capture a moment before the world as we know it through history and geology actually deciding to render up the spark that began the development of life. To the dizzy heights and progress of today’s Homo sapiens in let’s say for example in Wigan today.

Once again many thanks for taking the time to read and comment I very much appreciate it.

Gus

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Hi Laura

You thought you could hear the wind... Believe me thats possible I should never go near brussel sprouts before i settle down to write an epic.

Thank you so much for the wonderful and extremely flattering comments made to my poem.

‘Raged the Wind’

The catalyst for the poem was one of trying to capture a moment before the world as we know it through history and geology actually deciding to render up the spark that began the development of life. To the dizzy heights and progress of today’s Homo sapiens in let’s say for example in Wigan today.

Once again many thanks for taking the time to read and comment I very much appreciate it.

Gus xx

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Afternoon Isobel

I used to be a bouncer at Mothercare...

Thank you so much for the wonderful and extremely flattering comments made to my poem.

‘Raged the Wind’

The catalyst for the poem was one of trying to capture a moment before the world as we know it through history and geology actually deciding to render up the spark that began the development of life. To the dizzy heights and progress of today’s Homo sapiens in let’s say for example in Wigan today.

Once again many thanks for taking the time to read and comment I very much appreciate it.

Gus xx

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Hi mate, thanx for comment, good to see u in action at middleton, hope to see you tmrw and next thurs @ Butterflies, cheers Jeff

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Thanks for your thoughts on Cradle, Tom.
I didn't know of LC's The Faith. I checked it out though and you're right - it is that poem. Apparently it's a traditional Quebec folk song. There is a lot of rhyme repetition which serves to reinforce the sense, but it isn't a villanelle.
I've had a pop at a couple of these, which I find a bit unsatisfying - something to do with the 3 line structure, I think. In fact I submitted one a couple of blogs back called "Wrong Road Roun'" - it's a bit ripe in language, though.
Anyway, once again, thanks for your thoughts.

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Hi there,
Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Almost' - always very much appreciated.
I was actually the eldest of two, and the only certainty about our finances was that there was absolutely no money for anything - hence the cupboard under the table was the house for the paper dolls I'd drawn myself.
Obviously the poem not quite working :)
Cx

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Thanks Dave, for reading and commenting on 'Almost' ... very much appreciated.
Cx

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It's more than a social - it's a community, a caring one. It's your call though. x

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Isobel,

Thank you once again for reading and taking the time to comment.

RE tudor, it's a social event and i dont really do social ( ask steven kenny lol) but i appreciate the invite x

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hi Dave and thank you for reading x

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Hi
thanks again for reading and commenting x

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Hi
thanks again for reading and commenting x

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Hi Elaine,

Thank you for reading and commenting on my childhood rainbow poem.

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Thanks for your comments on Obit. Your support on the night was much appreciated. Glad you think it stands up to be read over too. Quite a surprise really as it seemed almost throw-away when I wrote it and only picked it out to read when I was up there on the night. The grape spoke, not I!

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Dave, many thanks for your comment on Obit. Quite agree - I felt it was a bit throw-away but got some great compliments on it when I did it at the Tudor. Feel like I am tuning my ear into what works best in that forum but still a long way to go! :-)

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Many thanks for your comments on Obit. Honestly I take it as great praise from you, as I rate your work in performance poetry very highly. I definitely agree - some poetry just doesn't suit the Tudor nights setting at all. All poetry should be read out loud but you do have to choose your setting carefully & be aware of the audience. I feel like I am gradually tuning into what works for the different settings but it's quite an education!
And yeah, no sex! Case of no sex please, we're British!! Too cerebral, not earthy enough! xxx

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Thanks for your comment on Obit. Not based on anyone. Grew out of a writing group idea and the sense that most obits are about the great and the good, not ordinary folk. Love your haikus. XX

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There used to be a machine in York railway Museum that had a film of the Night Mail and allowed you to repeat and record your own words. Strictly for kids (but mine never got a look in.)

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Thanks, K, for your thoughts on Breakfast of Champions. This is what poetry's about, I say!

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Thanks, Dave, for your thoughts on Night Mail. Yes the Auden original is a cracker, isn't it?
I note your suggestion that I should be in a museum. The kids think my clothes should already be there, so it would something of a reunion for them.

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Hi Laura.
The reason I am usually late commenting is I don't seem to get enough time to read this site. When I do I usually can't drag myself away so I sometimes go back to older stuff. There must be loads of good stuff I never see.

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Thanks for comments on Burns Night.
Macleod and Macallan - both whiskies. Dave

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Thanks for comments on Burns Night. Those Jocks know how to have a good time. Are you a black belt in Origami?

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Hi Isobel,
Thanks for comments on Burns Night. Missed out on the Tudor last month. Hope to make it next time.

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Thanks for your very kind comment on Burns Night. Much appreciated.

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Dave - big apologies. You always seem to comment on my poems ages after everyone else, and for some reason, I keep forgetting to get back to you and say thanks!!

so, err...THANKS :D

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Thanks for commenting on my prostitute poem. Though 'mainlining heaven' in this instance is to die.

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Thanks for commenting on my prostitute poem.

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What is your new profile pic? Is it a stealth Fox?

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Hi Elaine - many thanks for your comment over 'Before the Curtains Open' - it's one of those pieces which kinda wrote itself if you know what I mean but glad you liked it xx

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Hey! Wazzup! xx

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Hi Daniel; - thanks for the comment over 'Before the Curtains Open' - kinda surprised me too that piece but glad you liked it... a

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Hi Isobel; - thanks for the comment over 'Before the curtains open' - the person this was wrote for loved it in particular the soldiers bit.. thanks again - Andy N

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Hi Kealan - thnaks for the comment over 'Before the Curtains Open'... It's defo a mood piece, and the person who this was wrote for loved the bit about soldiers too... glad you liked it - Andy N

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Hi Dave;

cheers for the comments on 'Before the Curtains Open' - sadly there was no balancy - wrote it while to feed two hungry cats - lol

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Hi Val;

thanks for your comment on 'before the curtains open' - yeah, i agree with you over the last stanza - the person who i wrote it liked that the most too so great minds think alike - lol x

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Hi Marianne - thanks for the comment on 'before the curtains open' - yeah, i can see your point there oddly enough - wasn't planned thou - lol x

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Hi Laura - thanks for the comment on 'before the curtains open'.. i wrote it first thing in the morning oddly enough as you may have guessed - lol.. glad you liked it - means a lot to me x

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Cheers Dave, for your comments on East Budleigh. I guess you must have stumbled upon it while scanning through the childhood poems. In all honesty I don't think there was any justification in keeping that particular line open, but there were plenty of better-used ones that never should have closed.

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