alan barlow

Alan, thanks so much for congratulating me about People Watching getting POTW. I really appreciate it.

Paul

Just wanted to thank you again Alan for your comments. I really appreciated you going to the trouble of posting a second one but, in all honesty, I was just chuffed to read your first one saying how much you liked the poem!?

Thanks again Alan, I'm now going to spend some time reading through some of your pieces on here.

Cheers, Paul

thanks Alan - glad you liked Gods Of War - not sure if you're a metalhead - but here's the recorded music version to be included on a new CD covering all the war poems I've published on WOL (some of the others are also accessible from the link and are more folk-orientated :-) https://soundcloud.com/the-man-at-the-back-1/armistice-gods-of-war

...and thanks for the kind and supportive comments on 'cheap whore' Alan - I was having 'one of those days' ;-)

thanks for commenting on 'grievous angel' Alan- glad you liked it - much appreciated
Ian

Thanks for the kind comment on 'The Ides' Alan. It was a real off-the-cuff one, as much of my poetry is, come to think of it. :)

Cheers for commenting, much appreciated :-)

Kath

Ha ha! Thanks for the link to that inflateable you song. I loved it and what a lovely pair of nashers Tim Minchin has! I like things that give me a laugh. He reminds me Russell Brand. All men should have teeth like those two - and they should make you laugh with it :)

Thank you for your comment - yes, I do dark poetry indeed...glad you liked, Katy x

Alan, thanks for your comment. The idea behind 'Aidez moi' was to get people to suggest ways in which anyone can improve how they write poetry. Somehow people ignored the proposition and posted all sorts - nothing to do with me Guv.

Gosh Alan not even a snifter at Christmas then - impressive - glad you liked Canal-side By Cheese light - thanks

ta ed mellowband for commentarios re my pooim-The bible....ta Squire-me.xx

ta kiddo for tee hee reply to my really funny and very clever comment on 'Maybe'-stand by I might think of another in six munfz-Mr bazzin Wilde.....mwoah!

Alan, thanks for your comments on Ghazal (your hair) No it is not my barnet! lol. Winston

Hello Alan
Thanks for your thoughts on Night Mail.
Not sure Clarkson would like the comparison!
I did, of course, mean the comment about Auden as tongue-in-cheek. The original is a cracker.

hey fingy!beastie-Barlow ta for sparing me a serious view(almost)on me poo-im 'unseen foe'-el mucho thanko,s squire-Wotsisname.(me am just back from the gremlin wars...bloody so called technology!)

Hi Alan - re: Wind-Blown Tree I'd like to think I thought as deeply as you suggested about my poem but I simply stopped and wrote what I saw on my evening walk - yours was a very interesting take though I have to say - as to the offset printing that's just started happening and I have absolutely no idea why - thanks for the feedback appreciated

Hi Alan, thanks for commenting on 'My Head Hurts' :) I'm fond of adding a twist in the tail now and then...
Best wishes, Dave

yeah i felt that the dockers were returning to the hookers open arms from their stint on the sea ;-)

Hi Alan - re: Leaving of Liverpool - not sure where you got the dockers from - the ladies were hookers or did I misunderstand what you were referring to - good to hear from you again though

Cheers Alan. I've now switched to society's. Thanks for your feedback :) x

Hi Alan - thanx for comments on The Haunting - last stanza should have been read as 'forgetting what we shared though is a very different thing' hence the following piece about the ghost - good to hear your comments

Hi Alan

Thanks for your kind comments on Regret & Rewind. Much appreciated. ;) x

Hi Alan;

Regarding 'Percy' - thanks Alan.. I've never met him sadly and won't now in this lifetime, but glad you liked it... means a lot to me...

Hi Alan - thanks for your comments on Hospice Cat - I think all animals have greater insight than we give them credit for although I choose not to have one myself - from the little I know of catspeak Prrrp is a kind of 'job done - I'm off' statement - I happen to know there is a group called Pets for Theraphy which aids cancer patients - thanks again

Hi Alan devilishly decent of you to comment on my poems Mad Festive Dog and Consumed - read your Saturn which reminds me of an out of body experience there must a niche market out there somewhere for your work - thanx again

LOL - when I saw your profile pic and a comment I thought the devil had come to give me a good roasting! What a pleasant surprise to read it. I am delighted by what you had to say. I really wasn't wanting to come across as preachy and am relieved I didn't - we all have to reach our own conclusions or those conclusions are worthless. I'm just delighted to be able to get my meaning across to even one atheist without putting backs up.
Your poetry is very dark indeed - tried some of the links but got nowhere. Will take another look on WOL.
Isobel x

Hi Alan, thank you for your comments on 'The One',
I'm a big joy division fan yet I hadn't noticed that (?) gave me a warm smile indeed x

Hi Alan
Thanks for your critique re Body Clock very astute..
once again thank you so much.
Gus

Hi Alan,
And welcome to WOL. Took a look at your work via the links you provided, and you're right - absloutely right - it's DAAAAARK - very dark! Darker than a blind black cat wearing dark glasses in a sack of soot sitting in a coal cellar at midnight when there's no moon or stars! Had to look up "crotaline" as I'd not come across the adjective for the pit viper family before - nice to learn a new word, thanks. Couldn't get the link to poeticmonthly.com, despite googling it and searching it - is it defunct? What do you wish to achieve with your writing - more darkness - or a new direction? I'm sure you'll find plenty of inspiration and encouragement here if you are prepared to participate. I would suggest a good way to get feedback on your work is to offer comment on the work of others, a good start might be to give three crits for every poem you post. I have found contributors to be both friendly and helpful here, and hope you find the same. Hope you enjoy your stay.
Regards,
A.E.