Very interesting John. I think Hughes took a fundamentally anti-elitist point of view in many poems. He wasn't afraid of getting down to ground level nor (metaphorically and literally) getting his hands dirty. So I don't know what he'd make of literary theory.Hughes was very much the poet of the continuous present as in the masterly 'Coming down through Sometset':
I want him
To stop time. His strength staying, bulky,
Blocking time. His rankness, his bristling wildness,
His thrillingly painted face.
A badger on my moment of life.
Not years ago, like the others, but now.
Thank you again for an interesting piece.
John
Comment is about Ted Hughes, eco-criticism and the common reader (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
And again, I do this. Mind you, I'm not scared of my answers, (well, not all the time).
Comment is about The Other Voice (blog)
Original item by Heart of Lead
And another one goes on my favourite list. I love your style, the use of words, the rhythm absolutely mesmerising. Thank you.
J.
Comment is about Heart of Lead (poet profile)
Original item by Heart of Lead
"Predictive text?", "Yes autocorrect?"
Jason didn't use LOL
Instead he used PMSL
We shoulda changed to PLIMSOL
(We're slipping PT, shit AC.....) ?
Comment is about Autocorrect and predictive text ruined my chance of romance and sex (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
This really hit me hard in a way hard to describe. So often our perceptions are twisted by what we think others will think. In such ways we are bound to an image we created for ourselves. Thank you for this.
Comment is about Strong And Silent (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
The shadow and the reflection are both aspects of ourselves. We worry when they take a life of their own. Wonderful work.
Comment is about I Cast A Shadow (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thank you Jason, I appreciate your words and I am glad you found similar meaning. Coexisting within can be as hard to describe as it is to live.
Comment is about Ruby (blog)
Original item by Heart of Lead
Anyone taking the road from Brixham to the lower ferry at Kingswear
can find the turning that leads to Higher Brownstone where a lone
tree marks the start of the metalled track that leads down to the
remains of the old WW2 coastal defences beside the River Dart
estuary. My late eldest sister knew them during her youthful wartime
service in those dangerous days. She lost a wartime love - missing
in action over the Channel - and later moved Stateside and married
a survivor of the D-Day invasion - wounded and shipped back to
the UK to recuperate before going back home to Louisiana., with
my sister following on to spend the rest of her life there.
Comment is about DOWN BY THE MEWSTONE - folk song (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thu 21st Feb 2019 20:58
enchiladas are a Mexican food.
tortillas covered with meat, cheese, and chile.
The best are Tex-Mex.
Order some today on Amazon!
do not die before you've had some.
?
wink.
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
The title caught my eye straight Away.
You never fail my friend, this is a brilliant piece x
Comment is about Yin & Yang (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Bloody hell Narcissus is alive and well. Oh how our mirror-obsessed society needs to see this poetic message, but I doubt it would register unless written in modern hieroglyphics! ❤
Comment is about Mirror Mirror (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
An enjoyable romp amongst the bovine and divine. Excellent rhyme all round David.
Ray
Comment is about An Aussie Farmer's Lot. (blog)
Original item by David Gabriel Caplan
Hilarious. Loved it. Thanks, Keith
Comment is about The Spark ! (blog)
Original item by David Gabriel Caplan
And so you should go on that date,
Balls to the past, the future can't wait x
Love it.
J. x
Comment is about Dating (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Dave C. Good question. But too many of today's occupants of these
islands put our history aside in favour of their own personal interests
so I think not. But history will tell future generations what was done -
and why.
Comment is about KISS OFF (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Just remember - being funny is a serious business! ?
Comment is about Fun or Serious? I Can't Decide? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Refreshing and so topical for this "blip" electronic age we endure.
The consistent wit in the wordplay is hugely enjoyable. THIS should be a poem of the week!
Comment is about Autocorrect and predictive text ruined my chance of romance and sex (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
Thanks Frances, much appreciated - glad you like the poem!
Comment is about Face Time (blog)
Original item by Rich
This kind of tirade poetry always has a strong impact on the reader. It is convincing in its intensity. It is well written and well constructed. All the best for Derek. I enjoyed this poem
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about 'The trouble with Derek' (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
A lovely poem Keith.
I have an autistic nephew who started at university last year.
He is one of the gentlest, kindest people I know, but he rarely speaks unless spoken to !
Comment is about José Tomas (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Good one! Love the visual and you reciting it! ?
Comment is about Ten Thousand Pricks at her Fingertips (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
Perfect poem for the new age dating scene and the cursed auto correct. Thanks for the smiles. ??
Comment is about Autocorrect and predictive text ruined my chance of romance and sex (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
PMSL! ???
Comment is about Autocorrect and predictive text ruined my chance of romance and sex (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
Hello D.K - in reply to your question about notifications, I am still getting them, but I had to say, on a kind of form to fill in, which ones I wanted, and which not. Perhaps if you go to your account you will find this form.
Always enjoy your stuff! Hope you are still getting fed one way or another| Perhaps the last effort, about departing, was due to starvation tactics? Cabeza di cocco!!!!! Not really, love your poems, keep one cheerful. What exactly are enchiladas anyway? Obviously food of a Spanish origin, but can't get further than that, and am too lazy to look it up.
Jennifer
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
Please forgive
My flippancy
(Also I like
Short verse like thee)
I'm getting sidetracked
Here dk
Your time expires
You're on your way
I hope you get
More up-front time
Before the priest
(Kick out the grime)
What's that? No grime?
No crime, no strife?
You've lived a what?
A godly life?
(Getting side-tracked) ?
Comment is about As Time Expires (blog)
Original item by d.knape
John it seems you haven't learned
That 'puters give you pain
They autocorrect and predictive text
And laugh when playing games
Haha we got poor John again
That poor old shilly it
"Predictive text?" "Yes, autocorrect"
We've got him ty the bit
The answer John is ditch computer
Take up paper/pen
Write a letter to your mate
Plenty sex again
Sorted ?
Comment is about Autocorrect and predictive text ruined my chance of romance and sex (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
Yes Stephen, what will we do tomorrow?
What mood will I put us all in
A trip on the roller-coaster of living?
Wait and see cos my verse it's just fin ?
Comment is about Fun or Serious? I Can't Decide? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
I am a humourist at heart. I think their should be a lot more on the site ?
Comment is about Fun or Serious? I Can't Decide? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
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Comment is about Autocorrect and predictive text ruined my chance of romance and sex (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
<Deleted User> (18980)
Thu 21st Feb 2019 11:07
Good old Spike...really funny 50 years ago...looks very dated now though.
Comment is about Fun or Serious? I Can't Decide? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (21487)
Thu 21st Feb 2019 10:30
You have revealed you secret so I shall reveal mine, over the years I have been in love with multiple toy boys. All of them black and white
and all addicted to fox poo.
Comment is about In love with a boy (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
<Deleted User> (21487)
Thu 21st Feb 2019 10:21
Please don't do this to me - I am laughing - I can't see for tears - my husband is just the same.
I have spilled my coffee and choked on my biscuit and still I am laughing .
Your poems should come with a health warning.
Comment is about Autocorrect and predictive text ruined my chance of romance and sex (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
what are we going to do now???
Comment is about Fun or Serious? I Can't Decide? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (21487)
Thu 21st Feb 2019 08:05
I think you have outspiked Spike Milligan - I just love this - more of the same would be very good.
The photo is spot on.
Comment is about Fun or Serious? I Can't Decide? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Thank you all for the comments and likes. I really appreciate them.
Comment is about Infectious laughter (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
I really like this, and the "she" that you speak of really resonates for some of us. I tried to put my "he" in a box, but that didn't work out well for either of us, so instead "we" coexist.
One foot in order, one foot in chaos, balanced on the fulcrum.
Love the style and rhythm of it. ?
J.
Comment is about Ruby (blog)
Original item by Heart of Lead
Frances Macaulay Forde
Thu 21st Feb 2019 03:43
Wow, you have a new fan.
Very clever writing, beautifully expressed.
Comment is about Mediocre Town (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
<Deleted User> (19913)
Thu 21st Feb 2019 03:42
Hi John, I wanted to drop by and say how much I enjoy your work, and your supportive comments - particularly the lovely one you took the time to make on my blog. There's a beautiful quality to your work that leaves me wanting more. Thanks again, Kate
Comment is about John E Marks (poet profile)
Original item by John E Marks
<Deleted User> (19913)
Thu 21st Feb 2019 03:29
Hi Paris, I love this, you transported me right there.
Comment is about 'Ice Skating in New Orleans' by Paris Tate is Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Frances Macaulay Forde
Thu 21st Feb 2019 03:28
Clever piece.
Comment is about Ten Thousand Pricks at her Fingertips (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
<Deleted User> (19913)
Thu 21st Feb 2019 03:27
Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Really appreciate it. Cheers, Kate
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Pay Attention’ by Kate G (article)
Original item by Stuart Buck
<Deleted User> (19913)
Thu 21st Feb 2019 03:08
Nice twist John ?
Comment is about Ten Thousand Pricks at her Fingertips (blog)
Original item by John McDonough
That scene in Times Square, New York
must have been akin to that of V.E. day in London.
Are we going to have similar scenes after Brexit ? !
Comment is about KISS OFF (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
It is heartbreaking to read such a deep part of your story john, but as always you write with such heartfelt love and pain in a way that speaks directly to the soul..?
Comment is about A haunting (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
<Deleted User> (19913)
Wed 20th Feb 2019 23:47
Hi Zach, this is remarkable and I will enjoy re-reading in an attempt to interpret. Complex, dark and rich with evocative language. Thanks for sharing.
Comment is about off-yellow (02/17/2019) (blog)
Original item by Zach Dafoe
<Deleted User> (19913)
Wed 20th Feb 2019 23:27
Very dreamlike Marcy, it's an effective technique to run it all together like this
Comment is about Dream (blog)
Original item by Marcy Ewing
Jason Bayliss
Thu 21st Feb 2019 23:16
Never fear the mirror, never fear your reflection or your shadow. I have shared these thoughts but a long time ago. I know now that my shadow is as much a part of me as my reflection and I'm the master of both, but it took some finding. Brilliant piece!
J.
Comment is about Rusting Self-Image (blog)
Original item by Heart of Lead