Steven,
An appreciative review.

it even made me read the Baedeker thing :)

Comment is about Collected Poems vol 3: Bill Griffiths, Reality Street (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Pure brilliance, Ray. Love it to the moon and back!

Lynn x

Comment is about A CAUTIONARY TALE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

too bloody right Lynn! and regarding our forefathers,they probably never stop rolling in their graves,the way that this country going.

All their sacrifices and sufferings seem to be meaning bugger all.But hey! they will never be forgotten.


Keep those home fires burning Lynn.



Rose.x

Comment is about Dangers of Brexit (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thank you lovely friends - support as always. Madness is safe if contained only in the imagination - trouble is it spreads into the real world. Beware the ides of facebook. (I embrace your French Stu).

Ray

Comment is about A CAUTIONARY TALE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

ray this is inspired! its milligan and hawkin rolled into one. pardon my french but i fucking love this.

Comment is about A CAUTIONARY TALE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

this is excellent.

Comment is about Just Shut up (blog)

Original item by Austin

Steven, a rather splendid and highly informative review that has whetted my appetite for the poet. I love the way you are able to reference his work to other that of other poets. Thank you.

Comment is about Collected Poems vol 3: Bill Griffiths, Reality Street (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

truly inspired, what was the catalyst for this? JL

Comment is about Just Shut up (blog)

Original item by Austin

Absolutely powerful poem Ian! Lovely words and a fitting tribute!

Comment is about a peaceful warrior (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Actually I miss spelled. I really am actually passionate about eating disorders. Theres just something about them. Its like looking at Van Gogh or listening to Mozart at 432hz..
Anyways, oysters are good too. I made the best deep fried oyster sandwich in the whole god damn world tonight. It had artichokes, mayo, Grey pouton or whatever the fuck that shits called and some mexican salsa oil.

Comment is about Austin (poet profile)

Original item by Austin

Read it as "really like eating disorders".

Glad you were actually referring to shellfish

Comment is about Austin (poet profile)

Original item by Austin

Thank you Mr. Sherwood. I would love to read your piece and I will certainly look through your other work. I appreciate your comments greatly. Best regards!

Comment is about Impulsive (blog)

Original item by Alexandra Lorenz

This is the strongest section IMO

"You wore the cross that I chopped crying “Timber!”
Hung military flags and G-strings from,
You kissed the cross I tiptoed along like a tight rope….
And fell from, repeatedly"…

I think Herald must be a typo for Herod


The imagery as usual is both intriguing, provocative and intense.
I would have tried to condense it a deal more.

Very promising work this and you are showing great turns of phrase with each new piece.

Comment is about The Other Bloody Mary (blog)

Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I'm quite uneducated when it comes to poetry but I am glad you gave me some names to look into. I am very impressed with your work. I can imagine it's wonderful to hear live.

All the best

Comment is about Stuart Buck (poet profile)

Original item by Stuart Buck

I love the analogy of the theatre/cinema. I used the same thing in a piece titled Row A Seat 1.

You've made a brilliant start ARL.


Graham

Comment is about Impulsive (blog)

Original item by Alexandra Lorenz

Thank you very much. I am grateful to you for taking time to read my poems.

I look forward to listening to the song. Best xx

Comment is about Impulsive (blog)

Original item by Alexandra Lorenz

Hello Alexandra ... I enjoyed your writing ... 'Impulsive' reminded me of a Leah Hayes song from New York ...
on utube ... all the best ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkynw3Z3lnY

Comment is about Impulsive (blog)

Original item by Alexandra Lorenz

Thanks for the advice and insight Graham :)

Comment is about Riding on red (blog)

Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis

thanks for reading and commenting on my work. i am currently enjoying your piece 'on the fly' you have a very easy style, a touch of bukowski but with a modern, weariness a bit like mira gonzales or tao lin. great stuff.

Comment is about Alexandra Lorenz (poet profile)

Original item by Alexandra Lorenz

thanks! this marks one of the very few times i have ever used rhyme in poetry, but it just came to me as a little ditty this morning. glad you enjoyed it.

Comment is about write/right (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

thanks all - alexandra, depressingly this was in response to a further tragedy, the murder of jo cox. for my response to orlando, please see the previous poem. i hope there is no more need for writing this year!

Comment is about poem (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Excellent stuff, Stu, I think you have worded it very well for how a lot of us are feeling following such a violent murder.

Comment is about poem (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Was this in response to a particular event?

Orlando?

Comment is about poem (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

I really enjoyed reading this. Thank you for the pleasant sounds

Comment is about write/right (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Wonderful lack of hope and prospects . Too near the truth to be comfortable. Almost indigestible and totally correct for the seaside experience.
Lovely stuff. Ray

Comment is about Steak and Chips (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

sometimes one can drown in cursed goulash.

Comment is about write/right (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

A nice philosophical vignette Stu. A certain charm and not the challenging stuff you often pen. Maybe like a soufflé as opposed to a ghoulash. A nice accompaniment.

Ray

Comment is about write/right (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

HI Mark again. I wanted to imply that the public in the pre war days in general terms were more ready to accept mawkish and sentimental ideas than the later generations. I think that explains my thoughts better than the last line ! The Way you look tonight is one of my favourite songs, and lends itself to jazz interpretations as do most of the American song book tunes. (Many have ventured in, giving a completely different from the originals). I'm sorry to say I don't watch talents shows as a sick bag would have be to hand or a blood pressure monitor when watching the judges. Enough said for now !!!
Regards, Ray

Comment is about ALWAYS CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Hi MC - the simple answer is that I do not believe you are racist or a bigot; you have never said anything that would lead me to think so.

I understand the desire for lower numbers of people and that not everyone voting to leave will be racist, although I think we can safely say that people who are racist will vote to leave.

I read yesterday that according to the Office of National Statistics, there are more people leaving the UK than there are entering it, so the numbers are not in danger.

I also read the views of economists that we actually need the amount of immigrants in order to pay for our pensions. Something perhaps to ponder on?

Comment is about The worst enemy (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thanks for the observations. I'm not sure about your
last line. There has never been an era that has seen
such long-lasting and popular songs, with a plethora
of gifted contributors adding to the mix. If I'd been
around in the 20s thru' to the 40s, I'd have been
humming/singing many of them, I'm sure, taking my mind off my troubles. Fast forward to today...how about the rendition of "The Way You Look Tonight"
from that very good young finalist in the recent "Britain's Got Talent"? Material as good as that doesn't "date".
When I was a rockn'roll youth in the 50s, I discovered
Sinatra's "Songs For Swinging Lovers" LP - and a world
of song that opened up new (yet old) frontiers for me.
The Beatles followed, plus others, and have their own
place in songwriting history to enrich its huge place in
our lives. I give thanks for them all...except punk rock!! :-)

Comment is about ALWAYS CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

You made a valid point Mark. Obviously studying the masters of a genre will reveal layers of intention; plus I think that they wanted directness to appeal with their songs - no confusion. In later times, such as with songs like McArthur Park, or even those of Lennon and McCartney in their LSD period their message was more veiled and needed a suspension of disbelief. The age of Gershwin was not exactly the age of enlightenment for those craving entertainment and a relief from the pressures of the world.

Comment is about ALWAYS CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Bang to rights David. My life has always been overshadowed by self criticism starting with a very critical upbringing , in the musical sphere especially. I am sorry too that I may have undermined your wonderful praise and as a friend given a false impression . (Don't keep saying sorry, you bastard(me)).
Actually I do think it is a very good piece on re reading it. Did I write it? I must have done.

Ray

Comment is about MA SHARIA AMOUR (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I am always intrigued by the use of extremes in attacking
or defending a POV. Simplification doesn't help
clarification and can be considered an abuse of logic - and
logically held beliefs.
If I challenge a policy of uncontrolled immigration into my small country, into a society that has taken centuries to
evolve through limited/agreed assimilation, by what
terms of reference does that make me a racist or a
bigot?

Comment is about The worst enemy (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Absorbing anger
hidden voices
peacefully produce
collage poem.

Comment is about June WoL Collage Poem: Anger and Peace (blog)

Original item by Stockport WoL

thank you for giving me the rent collector!

I think your poetry has inspired me to write more of my own. I love the way you have joined the group and with it brought your own creativity, imagination and charm which I think is brilliant.

Comment is about Nicola Hulme (poet profile)

Original item by Nicola Hulme

Our masters want to led us like sheep.....never asking, never fighting, and never ever thinking ..... just walk off to the butcher

Comment is about Why (blog)

Original item by Robert Williams

There was a level of detail involved, Graham, which I am reluctant to share here.

Comment is about DREAMS AS A SOURCE OF THE MUSE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hahaha!

Can the real JC Lewinsky please stand up!!

Comment is about DREAMS AS A SOURCE OF THE MUSE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Cheers Stu and Simon :)

Comment is about Steak and Chips (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Heartfelt poem, Ian, and it captures what most British people must be feeling today.

Comment is about a peaceful warrior (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Nigel, I adore the last two lines in particular

"while bite marks are still bleeding
a note is signed rent paid"

What fantastic imagery. I kowtow to your genius :)

Comment is about Nicola Hulme (poet profile)

Original item by Nicola Hulme

lovely poem
though i am not sure this is hate but illness and am abiut to blog from that angle

Comment is about a peaceful warrior (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Rich - personally I picture the bleak terraced streets of Manchester (the murderous rain and Lowry) and a possible gang hit, where no-one saw anything. Great imagery and a solemn tale.
Rob

Comment is about "Monday Bloody Monday" (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon

Stu - I almost feel like I should withdraw my pieces from today as they seem so insignificant in the light of today's horrors. This piece symbolizes how a lot of good people feel about these monsters, who themselves are only able to communicate through violence and terror. Keep fighting the 'good fight' fella!
Rob

Comment is about poem (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

i loved this when you did it live. its funny and a bit sad.

Comment is about Steak and Chips (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Haha sadly some of us get stuck in our ways and go full caveman. Lovely analogies in there :)

Comment is about Steak and Chips (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

It is definitely pretty powerful stuff..there's enough here to make even the most painfully ignorant soul curious about past goings-on down south..if this doesn't, probably nothing will.

Glad I didn't overlook this one, Phil,

elP

Comment is about Valparaiso 1980 modern guilt... (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

Haha love the sting on the end of that one Chris!

Comment is about Coffee (blog)

Original item by Chris Briggs

Powerful imagery there rich! Really enjoyed that

Comment is about "Monday Bloody Monday" (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon

Thanks David, I am so pleased you found this acceptable, as you are adept in pointing out the uncomfortable areas of life, whilst I can only draw on my sensibilities in such matters.

Likewise, thanks for your kind comments Lynn.

Thank you Laura for your like on this.

Comment is about MA SHARIA AMOUR (blog)

Original item by ray pool