I've been off-line for weeks. I'm delighted with this so-deserved recognition of your work. Your 'diction' skills are outstanding in all that you write.

The fridge would soon be empty. What about a keen knife and a whet stone to keep it that way?

Comment is about 'Vial' by David Blake is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I enjoyed reading this. I do hope you find that peace to sleep. Chrissy.

Comment is about A Wish To Sleep (blog)

Original item by Monami Kundu

I never thought of it that way Robert, but illness honest I never wrote it as a rap. I think I have an old recording over on my SoundCloud.

Comment is about Saturday Night Thursday Morning (blog)

Original item by Simon Widdop

Thank you for the feedback guys :)

Comment is about A Tale Of Reincarnation (blog)

Original item by Simon Widdop

Thank you for posting this. Its sad but lovely. Chrissy

Comment is about Separation (blog)

Original item by Daisy Lancaster

Thanks! Graham, I hate unslept too!

Comment is about Unslept (blog)

On further reading there is a D H Lawrence feel to the descriptors.

Comment is about Riding on red (blog)

Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis

thanks martin. that is the image i had in my mind when i wrote the piece so i am really glad you found it. much appreciated as usual.

Comment is about lord i wish it wasn't so (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Thank you for your comment on Analytical Ambivalence!
I truly appreciate your comment, I am very much like you with my rhyming style so I'll enjoy reading your work too

- Jade

Comment is about Matthew McCanless (poet profile)

Original item by Matthew McCanless

Some vivid and well portrayed memories here Ray. I particularly like the lines
'with the farmers and their wives
with shorts and speckled hens'
Fab

Comment is about THE PALACE BALLROOM CHATTERIS(currently for sale leasehold) (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Brilliant Stu, puts me in mind of the student protests of the late 60's against the vietnam war in the states when hippies faced with the national guard placed flowers down the barrels of the troopers rifles. Another triumph

Comment is about lord i wish it wasn't so (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

what did I tell you Lynn,about these kind of poems? remember? wasps and jam pots! haha.Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about their first night together (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Good to see lots of names I'm not familiar with. Can't wait to read them.

Comment is about Vahni Capildeo, Ian Duhig, Choman Hardi, Alice Oswald and Denise Riley on £15,000 Forward prize shortlist (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks Everyone.

Harry - taking the micky? What, me? As if! Ha ha, well, maybe a bit, although to be honest, I ad-libbed the last two verses when the second one went too quick!

Colin - yes agreed, haikus can work as longer poems even if not as traditional. Thank you.

Tommy - I'm glad you realise that point, ha ha. Thanks, your comment made me laugh.

elP - I'm sure I have heros in other writings, just not in this one!

Thanks also to Wolfie and Simon for the likes.

Lynn x

Comment is about their first night together (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Like its title this is an incredibly clever piece and is rightly lauded.

Comment is about 'Spoon With A View' by Jonathan Humble is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I can't claim to understand the first two lines. for me this piece starts in line 3 where it really gets going. Again some good lines,

"but the wolf is inside me, he rides me!
The wolf is in my mouth, he is in my mind,
he is in my heart, his sharp claws wrapped around my soul".

Personally I feel the repetitious baby's weaken this and it work equally well if not better without them, at least at the start.

You always seem to be able to conjure up personal duress in your work Alexandra.

Comment is about Riding on red (blog)

Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis

This us beautiful.... Cuddos.

Comment is about No title (blog)

Original item by Robert Williams

Whilst I like the play on the word unslept I don't think it's a very pleasing word. A lovely snippet though. Almost Japanese in its brevity.

Comment is about Unslept (blog)

Thanks for the comments and likes :)

Comment is about The Jolly Merchant Bankers (blog)

Original item by David Lindsay

Nice work, Preeti. And proof a lot can be said in a very few words.

Comment is about Unslept (blog)

Another great poem here, Suki.

Comment is about I Am The World's First Selfie Poem (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Will the glove ever find it's rightful hand? Fantastic poetry Nigel x

Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)

Original item by Stockport WoL

Thank you Colin, that makes total sense. It's an extra layer of complexity to break down which takes time to appreciate. I've had the same issue at times when trying to read Irvin Welsh, so I do understand your meaning and didn't feel criticised in a negative sense. It was feedback, which is always good. Much better than being ignored!
Thank you again for reading and commenting. Please keep in touch

Comment is about We're off to Never never land - Paracetamol, cucumber sandwiches and the lost rent boy Version 2 (blog)

Original item by Matt

Richly satisfying proof that it is possible to write about
life's experiences with wry recognition and sympathetic wit.
The dearth of Oscars for comedy films and performances
is noted in the film world. The same might be said of
awards in the world of poetry.

Comment is about 'Spoon With A View' by Jonathan Humble is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks Laura! That's a massive compliment. I will definitely be performing this one.

Comment is about lord i wish it wasn't so (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Ohhhh Stu. Christ. This is visceral. I could hear the performance of it in my head. Now, I never ever perform anyone else's poems, don't see the point, have enough of my own, but I would perform this one. That insertion of (rifle) changes the pace/piece. This is stunning.

Comment is about lord i wish it wasn't so (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Ahh cheers Isobel :)

Comment is about Writing the revolution: ferocity and finesse at Laura Taylor's 'Kaleidoscope' launch (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Oh hey, and thanks for your note on For Mohammad :)

Comment is about Suki Spangles (poet profile)

Original item by Suki Spangles

You have a new fan Suki - me. Love every bloody line in this!

Comment is about I Am The World's First Selfie Poem (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Cracking piece as ever, Jonathan, and very much deserving.

Comment is about 'Spoon With A View' by Jonathan Humble is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Put my comment somewhere else now but I did enjoy this.

Comment is about 'Spoon With A View' by Jonathan Humble is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Wow sounds like a great night. Lovely review Julian. There's no-one quite like Laura in full flight or should I say fight...what a stonking performer!

Comment is about Writing the revolution: ferocity and finesse at Laura Taylor's 'Kaleidoscope' launch (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

You made a superb compere Alex - relaxed, jovial, natural - everything you could ask for - and you seemed to enjoy it as much as we did! Look forward to seeing you do it again! Xxx

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Hi Matt, I understand the dialect works when performing it's just I find it difficult to read and enjoy as much as I feel I ought to. And I can't do Lancashire accents in my head so it turns into a messy mish mash of my own invention - somewhere between cockney asian northern england gangster rap.

It's not a criticism as such, more an observation or point of view on this style of writing which crops up from time to time here on WoL.

Comment is about We're off to Never never land - Paracetamol, cucumber sandwiches and the lost rent boy Version 2 (blog)

Original item by Matt

Ta Ray tha'r a good un!

Hey Colin, thank you, although I don't entirely understand the feedback. Why did you feel the dialect didn't work? The structure of the poem is a first person account of my first night out. A time at which I had a heavy Lancashire dialect which is reflected in the poem. It's written for performance and when I deliver it the accent to me is essential to the delivery of the story. Without it I think something would be lost really. What do you dislike about the dialect? Nonetheless, thank you for the feedback.

Comment is about We're off to Never never land - Paracetamol, cucumber sandwiches and the lost rent boy Version 2 (blog)

Original item by Matt

Comment is about Unslept (blog)

A small but affecting poem. Thanks for sharing.

Comment is about Unslept (blog)

I enjoyed this for its carefully-crafted rhyme and meter, Jonathan, as well as for the words. And thanks for the heads-up on poets Dom Conlon and Laura Mucha.

Comment is about 'Spoon With A View' by Jonathan Humble is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks Simon, always good to know that someone connects with a piece. Harry.

Comment is about Come the Revolution (blog)

Original item by harry

Hi Michelle, Thank you for commenting on my recent poem. Best wishes, Suki

Comment is about Michelle Cote (poet profile)

Original item by Michelle Cote

SuperVillain AntiClimax strikes again..oh where oh where can our hero be?

Comment is about their first night together (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

oy..all of the minor disasters I could have averted if only I had remembered the smiley face..

Cool, Tommy..and a nod to Harry and Chesterton..

elP :D

Comment is about Paradoxes: 1; 2; 1.5 and (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Hi folks just a reprint of a post put in elPintor's page...;~)


elP
you have answered it and all quite wonderfully. And I did not in the least intended it (my original reply to you) to be anything but "school masterly" I keep forgetting to use the smileies ;~) Again I have enjoyed your responses as much as my original writing of the piece. :~) Tommy

Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)

Original item by Harry O`N eill

Hi folks just a reprint of a post put in elPintor's page...;~)


elP
you have answered it and all quite wonderfully. And I did not in the least intended it (my original reply to you) to be anything but "school masterly" I keep forgetting to use the smileies ;~) Again I have enjoyed your responses as much as my original writing of the piece. :~) Tommy

Comment is about Paradoxes: 1; 2; 1.5 and (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Women don't fart and I have the bruises to prove it.

Comment is about their first night together (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Simon - haha. Life in a nutshell - we all do what we need to get by, including reinventing ourselves if necessary! Like it as an observation.
Rob

Comment is about A Tale Of Reincarnation (blog)

Original item by Simon Widdop

Simon - I've read through this piece two or three times and to me it needs the rhythm of a rap. Is that what you intended? I like it, but personally I'm not up to reciting it to do it justice. Have you considered putting a recording on here?
Rob

Comment is about Saturday Night Thursday Morning (blog)

Original item by Simon Widdop

thanks guys. quite a straightforward piece which is nice for a change to write but i did enjoy writing this and pleased you all enjoyed it too.

Comment is about Dreaming of a different kind of realism (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Fantastic piece! I feel Rob has already said what I could say about it, really enjoyed it!

Comment is about Come the Revolution (blog)

Original item by harry

Hi Matt, I like your work and I like this but - the whole dialect thing doesn't work for me. Maybe it's because I'm a Southerner but - by a couple of verses in I was translating it and wondering how it would read without all the missed letters and apostrophes. Hope you don't mind me saying.

Comment is about We're off to Never never land - Paracetamol, cucumber sandwiches and the lost rent boy Version 2 (blog)

Original item by Matt