Thanks for your kind comments on Withdrawal. Hope you're keeping well. xx

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I fear what I may write about pregnancy and childbirth may not be too nice Cynthia, and that many may find it distasteful, haha.I almost envy you having two at the same time, both girls? May have cut some of mine down if I could have doubled up. This will be the sixth time, and, if she is good with any luck she should be with us within 5 minutes of arriving at hospital - I have timed it pretty well up to now, and if alls well will be in and out - if not it may pertain to a very interesting piece of writing if I can get the use of my vocabulary back soon enough, I cannot stand being in the hospital, I pray that she comes on saturday, my sister Dana just happens to be a senior midwife, I would love to have her at home.xx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Thanks for letting me know Ann - take care :) Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Dave,

Hope all is well with your world and thanks for your comment on "social." I'm still playing catch-up here I'm afraid, and there's such a lot to catch up on! I hope I will be able to find the time and inclination to be a little more active on the site.

Best regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Don't worry about me Dave, I am not the least bit down. x

Comment is about Dave Dunn (poet profile)

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Thanks Isobel,

Your analysis is pretty much right on the money. Maybe I'll tell you all about it sometime.

Regards,
A.E. x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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oh right! thanks re Ann Dave-all safely gathered in! -Stefan.

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Thank you Isobel :-)

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re 'The seas of angst and hope'-pleasure to comment-Concerned about Ann,s whereabouts-She,s on a bit of a downer at present I believe.A thoughtful word or two from your good self and others might buck her up? best regards Dave-Stefan.

Comment is about Dave Dunn (poet profile)

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Hi Ann - you are very welcome, a lot of inspiration comes from reading and I like to acknowledge that :)

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Isobel, glad you can relate to whats going on in this... liked your extra comparisons. The shaking bird was a reference to the vibrating. As for the title ;-P , It is supposed to be a winking face with its tongue sticking out but in some fonts that have serifs the tongue doesnt look great. Generally accepted as meaning 'naughty' but I thought the tongue went well with the 2nd line. I have just found ;-9 which is supposed to be 'licking lips' and may be better. Win

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hi anne. thanks for all your astute comments on my poetry.
regarding the frustration toward men who cant dance I completely relate. as a ballet dancer in my youth the competition for the usually only male dance partner was fierce and I developed a well honed skill of relating to gay men :) In irish dance the male dancer always won everything and given the best parts and treated like gods cos they were so rare...in swing roc or any salsa type classes women would snarl and fight each other with bitching if they had to share their husbands with excess girl dancers specially as men like to dance with me cos im good! although some men just get that ole thing 'id rather f*** my dog than dance with you' dont worry i dont actually have a dog;)but the best dance of all for me is the argentinian tango...i still dance it as its open to all ages and is the most sublime intuitive dance between partners. i was fortunate enough to claim the best looking, best moving man in the room. Clive...i miss him so but hope to meet up again at the next big milonga then sweep the room all caught up in the thrill of it all...ah.
i love that you write about dance x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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hi cynthia. thanks for all of your comments on my work.
regarding comment thread on kealan's omniscient poem:
we were discussing giants and mountains and the loneliness at the peaks of thought...i saw an image on film it was a comedy, could have been from that wonderful tv show monkey, or perhaps monty python cant remember. there's a guru man right at the top of a peak beyond the clouds. another spends his whole life trying to reach him. when he gets there hes overawed by the simplicity of the little man who seems rather annoyed that his isolation has been broken and scuttles off somewhere muttering. The other man sits where he had sat and surveys all. after a minute he shrugs and says, 'is that it?'

i liked this its kind of similar to reaching your own peak and wondering why you bothered to go there at all and spoil the quiet knowledge that some other mind can do that for us with a neccessity for solitude. im a very social person i love company i grew up with a large extended family and isolation is deathly to me. faith in the collective subconscious whilst very real to me is somewhat frustration when the minds i know i share dont even know what im talking about.
i am continually alone in my thoughts. i greatly appreciate the chance for poetry to connect and have made some great friends here through a shared appreciations for words and a quest for truth.
i think my despair is existential...so im fucked really :)

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Hi There Miss Lucy... Welcome to WOL. Winston

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Hi Rona, welcome to WOL . Looking forward so seeing some of your words on the site. Winston

Comment is about Rona Laycock (poet profile)

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Hi Louise,

Just read your profile poems (recommended by a friend as you don't seem to post much on the main blog.) "Daisychain Summer" is a wonderful piece of work, steeped in both vulnerability and a refreshing honesty about past mistakes. It made me feel sad for the sexually exploited, but happy in the knoiwledge that the years bring experience, and through that wisdom. It should be required reading for all fourteen year old girls.

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Louise Fazackerley (poet profile)

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Thank you so much Larisa.

Terry, you are too kind! You really should give it a go - I have seen one of yours that was very good!!

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

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Agree with your discursive apathy comment. We all write dross! (Well, I know I do!)Up with dross I say! I'm off for a while - can't stand the heat in this particular kitchen. Take good care! x

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Please don't Ann; not on my, or indeed anyone's account. I meant what I said. No one should ever feel thay have to quit because of the words/actions of others. We all add our own colour to this place, and it would certainly be a lot less colourful without you around. Love your new pic by the way, reminds me of something I once wrote ...
Take care of yourself,
Best regards,
A.E. X (and Albert, of course X);-)

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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thanks Ann x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Ann - thanks for the very kind comments for both of the last 2 poems. B

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Hi Nash - thanks for the very kind comments for both of the last 2 poems. B

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FYI I store the ammo inside the very large Cannon I pack heh heh XX

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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I am still trying to be brave enough to write something myself and Lynn's poems are very inspirational. Very topical, from her heart and with lots of wit.

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

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Hi Isobel, re the song, you are right i don't remember it but i get the humour now i know what you mean.
As for the Tudor, it's unlikely to be honest, but ta for asking.

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wow, your comment on the discussion strand was great. And thanks for your kind words too. Me, I'm thinking of quitting for a while. xxxxx

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

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Really nice to see you have re-appeared xx

Comment is about Kath Hewitt (poet profile)

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Sorry - that's my stupid sense of humour. Do you remember that song - not sure who sang it - probably Fred Estaire or someone ancient you won't remember. Anyway - it went 'I don't dance, so don't ask me, I don't dance, so don't ask me - then I don't remember the rest of the lyrics - as is my way...
You should come along with Louise or Sarah to the Tudor one Thursday. I'm sure you'd enjoy it even if you didn't perform. I'd like to meet you. It's on tomorrow, but that may be too short notice. Will hopefully meet one day.
Isobel x
ps There are lots of things I don't do, even when asked...compering for one! I keep thinking I ought to have a go and then I remember the last time I did it...
xx

Comment is about Kath Hewitt (poet profile)

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Hi, No, i don't dance. Why?

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Love it

Comment is about Estelle Zaire (poet profile)

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Do you dance?

Comment is about Kath Hewitt (poet profile)

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I love Sunday Morning TV!

Comment is about Kate Tym (poet profile)

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Hello Kathryn, have you started over again?

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They have gone to a a poem orientated planet in the 5th dimension of course... ha ha I thought you would have know that !!Love TC XX

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Steve - thanks for paying me a call. Don't think I can make it tonight. Don't like travelling on my own into Liverpool LOL - have also had a bit of a stressful week for one reason and another. Will definitely try next month - it's been too long! xx

ps You should send your audio poem to Paul. I remember hearing it at Leigh and they were all good. It would be good hear it again on Jukebox

Comment is about Steve Regan (poet profile)

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Thanks Rodney - almost ready to tread the boards once more. Thinking of an open mic here or there first for practice. So much to read on here it's difficult to know where to start!

Comment is about Nash (poet profile)

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Glad you liked my Horoscope. Like you I've come back to writing seriously. Not Slams but open mics in Guildford and reading. I look forward to seeing more of your poems.

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Thanks for comments about the Chinagrass music of Mamer. I volunteer at a local arts centre so get a chance to see lots of people, tonight for example I'm seeing martin Simpson.

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

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Hi Isobel. I presume you got to hear the audio remixing of your poem at the exhibition in Wigan. I did a similar thing with John at Leigh Turnpike, but I couldn't get to the exhibition (it was only on for one night). John did send me an audo loop, however, and that sounded good. I will try to listen to "Cramp9ng My Style" on the features section. I have hardly delved into the features so far, but then again, we do live in a world of too much information.

NOW THEN! It's LIVERpoetry! tonight (WED 12 MAY) at the Pilgim pub, Pilgrim Street, central Liverpool L1 9HB. Open-mic. You came to the launch event (at a different venue) and it would be good to see you again soon.

I followed your comments on the state of this site with interest. The people who run it appear to be most reluctant to give LIVERpoetry any publicity in the news section. Hey ho, the petty politics of the poetry scene!

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Thanks for the welcome, Winston. It's a great site, I am really enjoying it!

Thanks for your lovely comments, Jonboy and Freda, much appreciated.

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

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Hi, Lynn! Lots of thanks for your comment on "Ballad about the soldier" Thanks for understanding. You know, when I wrote it I was calm. But now, every time when I reread it, a shiver pierces through my body.
Your poems are really brave with intelligent thoughts. And I like the way you write. Very nice!
With warmest wishes, Larisa

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

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Oh, I definately will then! Haha!

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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ooops! So I did! (Put it in the wrong place!) Have now moved it so you might want to move or delete your comment too. xxxx

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Thank you Winston for your comment. : )

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Thank you K for your personal comment. : )

Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)

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Thank you Isobel for your personal comment. ''I could go on...'' please do!: )

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Thank you Andy for your very personal comment. : )

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Thank you Larisa for your comment. : )

Comment is about Larisa Rzhepishevska (poet profile)

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Nicky, I nearly croaked when I saw your message. How could you have known I've been thinking of you so much! I fully intended to make contact today - meant to last week but got caught up with children. I'm so glad all is well. The final stages of pregnancy are very trying (sort of coupled with 'O Lord! It's going to start all over again. When will I ever be ME!'). I am only empathising through my daughter's triple births. I had 'two for one', and chose not to risk another egg-set of possibly three; the chance factor was very high. Write as you can, for it's marvellous therapy for damn near everything. Carry a pad and pencil everywhere, especially in the bath (presuming you might actually get the odd one.) I'm being silly now.
Lots of love,
Cynthia

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And Larisa we enjoy your lovely open hearted poems and comments-AND! stacks of kisses! as long as they keep coming-woo-oo! take care lovely Lady-Stefan-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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