With regard to where, in the political spectrum, the preponderance of utterances of outraged virtue originates, I couldn't possibly comment.
Comment is about ENLIGHTENMENT SENSE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
jan oskar hansen
Thu 17th Mar 2016 10:15
for the new generation, the holocaust appears as ancient history and no matter how much we ram it down their throats it is for them still boring
Comment is about Lucky: Graham Buchan, Lapwing Press (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Some writing is a pleasure to read. I can only say thank you.
Comment is about Her star (blog)
Original item by Jon Darby
ingenious....lovely use of words mate.nice one.
Comment is about Magical Boy (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
great poem...moving...the broccoli references are ace as is the s.a.d. light with a broken bulb.
Comment is about Winter (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
This was set as a challenge, to write something for a poetry club using star as the inspiration. Before very long, the memories of my Mum came flooding back and i came up with this. She was so unassuming yet played a massive part in my life.
Comment is about Her star (blog)
Original item by Jon Darby
Thanks martin. I am glad you enjoyed it. Will I be seeing you in Manchester for UTF's 'Verse Case Scenario' in August? Its in the same place I believe.
Comment is about Winter (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Hey Demi...many thanks for your comment...i really appreciate it...i like your samples...are you gonna post some stuff too...very thoughtful and interesting
Comment is about Demi Samanthe (poet profile)
Original item by Demi Samanthe
Thanks Jemima. I was thinking that it's a natural desire for crowds to gather with the focal point a sort of worship, as they become easily influenced eg pop concerts and of course religious ceremonies, sports arenas etc A rather deep subject this time!
Ray x
Comment is about THE CROWDS FORMED (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Steve Smythe
Wed 16th Mar 2016 19:34
Saw Winston perform at Sale's Waterside Arts Centre in Greater Manchester, on March 15th. His set was very engaging and great fun. Thanks.
Comment is about Through a glass, darkly: Winston Plowes finds poetry in an emptied pint of beer (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Heady stuff. But that's where it begins and ends, after all
- in the head.
A pressure-cooker portrayal of female eroticism...as I see it.
Comment is about Riversong (blog)
Original item by Pixievic
Wed 16th Mar 2016 09:55
"a death wish and a resurrection" ressurection..? maybe,but only according to the diluted views of the "blind" eh Ray? Another great poem.Thank you.Jemima.
Comment is about THE CROWDS FORMED (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Many thanks for your note on Inappropriate, Cynthia :) Glad you liked it.
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Haha thank you Mr C - is that a good or a bad thing?!! ;)) xx
Comment is about Riversong (blog)
Original item by Pixievic
I really like this, Tom. I could almost hear the evening moving from friendly chatter to silence. Well written!
Comment is about Balcony Porto Cristo (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
Movement seems to vie with sexual allusion for prominence here Vic, but that would be stating the obvious - so I did. :-)
Comment is about Riversong (blog)
Original item by Pixievic
Very interesting and arresting poem Tom. I'm curious at the last two lines which must provide a key to the questioning mind. A nice touch to have the analogy of the divers..
Ray
Comment is about Swallows (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
'quite right both..... entrenchment can mean sticking one's head over the top with the obvious risks. Vive la differences (or should that be les differences). Moderation and compromise doesn't necessarily mean capitulation.
Ray
Comment is about ENLIGHTENMENT SENSE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
I must say how much I enjoyed this as a tribute to our four legged friends. Such a nice rhythm to the piece and quite touching as the integrity of the horse is maintained although in reduced circumstances.
Ray
Comment is about The retiree (blog)
Original item by Leo
Quite, MC.
I find it enlightening that many of the comments I post on Facebook are reviled by fellow leftie chums because I am not as unconditional in my views. Many of my pals seem uncomfortable embracing diversity of opinion.
Comment is about ENLIGHTENMENT SENSE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This is my blog piece which Andy picked up on in the first place: https://angelatopping.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/applauding-between-poems/
Comment is about Applause or the sound of silence - should you clap between poems? (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
A neat "lead" towards the final "oh right" realisation in the pay-off.
Imaginative and enjoyable. From my own part-ownership
of a racehorse in the past, they are cared for by their
owners and given a proper paddock retirement if their
temperament is suited to it. I recall my own shared
ownership found a retirement afterlife as a "hack" for an
appreciative owner.
Comment is about The retiree (blog)
Original item by Leo
Hi Sheridan
good idea please bring your camera along on the next meet.
it was great to see you and your poem was well put together and read out in a true poetic voice.
Comment is about Sheridan (poet profile)
Original item by Sheridan
Thanks for your comments guys, much appreciated. This is based on an event I witnessed.
Comment is about Wedding dress (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Another great piece Stu. I love the 'root balls of great trees' and 'the great big sky and its is falling, falling just for you.'
Fab
Comment is about Winter (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Many thanks to Alex and Adam for their kind comments above.
Comment is about Angela Topping (poet profile)
Original item by Angela Topping
This is actually one of my old poems that I have tinkered with so much only one verse, the first one, remains. I do find though that sometimes a glass of something loosens up the inner poet in me. Thanks for looking in friends Wilde, cheers, and may your shadow never grow less!
Comment is about The Background Guy (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
Thanks for liking this one Jemima. You have revealed my "Achilles' heel" although I do tend to discard the mags that have served their purpose. I note that the female form is as varied and fascinating as anything that nature can offer! It was just a bit of fun really, but these sales can be sordid, and I've been there and done that. Come to think of it, aren't all sales a bit degrading?
Cheers Ray x
Comment is about THE LURE OF THE CAR BOOT SALE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A good point about 'reading the audience', Seamus. It's another one of those often-unconsidered skills a performance poet needs to bear in mind along with clarity, engagement, body language, pace and rhythm, eye contact etc. True whether you're reading one poem or doing a 40-minute set.
Comment is about Applause or the sound of silence - should you clap between poems? (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
A great review, Dave. Thanks.
Comment is about Lucky: Graham Buchan, Lapwing Press (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Tue 15th Mar 2016 06:18
Hi Ray.There isn't a single line that I don't love in this poem,the last one especially.Superb! In order to help stop your 'trestle from sagging' further,would you let me buy that heavy looking pile of nude modelling mags that I'm sure you have used only for artfully studying the female form.But before I do,may I ask if any of the pages are likely to be stuck together? haha! great poem Ray.Thank you.Jemima.
Comment is about THE LURE OF THE CAR BOOT SALE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Hey was lovely coming back tonight!
I have a camera and need to learn how to use it a bit more, who fancies some pictures next meet up? I can take some of the group and of individuals reading! Let me know x
Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Hi Tommy, thanks for the compliment :-)
The photo was taken in my daughter's garden last summer, so no, haven't been anywhere that interesting lately! Lol.
Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
"Words after re-reading Shelley, The mask of anarchy"
I really like this!!
Comment is about Dave Booth (poet profile)
Original item by Dave Booth
Long time no comment - sorry about that, been off-piste for a short while but then when I return I find it was oh so worth coming back for. I love this and it is going in my, 'Oh so jealous I didn't write it' pile, which unfortunately is so much larger than my, 'I wrote this and I'm kinda proud of it' pile. These few words you have brought together speak to me of so many aspects of life and death and the inbetweeny bits, it talks directly to my feely parts. Sorry I'm not being very eloquent here but then I don't really need to be as what you have written voices so many of my un-worded thoughts brilliantly. Bit of a waffle but hey, basically I just love it.
Comment is about the nightmare of the spray (01/02/2016) (blog)
Original item by Zach Dafoe
Thanks, Jemima. I think you are right but it was very much a minority view at the time. You will remember that Cameron was defeated in the Commons on his proposal to take military action against Assad. I posted a piece at the time condemning the inactivity called "Not in my Name", which went against the grain of my fellow leftie chums.
Comment is about PASTURES OF PLENTY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Mon 14th Mar 2016 07:37
Hi John.Mine might be a simplistic view,but the Syria situation is definitely a case of closing the stable door after the horse has gone.Why oh why didn't the west take Assad and his cronies out as soon as they started showing signs of the evil they were about to inflict on their own people? They gave Saddam Hussein his come uppance,admittedly a little too late also,but at least his atrocious hands were off the controls.Assad should without any doubt whatsoever,be tried for war crimes.And if he is lets hope he gets what he so rightfully deserves.Thank you.Jemima.
Comment is about PASTURES OF PLENTY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Glad you liked Mendeleyev Cynthia.
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Thanks for the comments, guys.
Martin and Tom - this is, in fact, a Woody Guthrie song originally about Dustbowl migrants exploited in California.
MC - there is no doubt that controls on security should not be compromised but it doesn't trump the moral obligation we "haves" have for the "have nots".
Harry - I have no issues at all with immigrants coming to the UK for self-improvement through work. They certainly have more gumption than our numpties.
Lynn - thank you for your thoughts, although, as I explained to Cynthia, my own view is that it lacks a bit in power.
Comment is about PASTURES OF PLENTY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hiya Lynn, you're looking good, been anywhere interesting? ;-) Tommy
Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Cynthia,
The essence of all poetry is mythic.
Comment is about Do not dismiss Mythology (blog)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sun 13th Mar 2016 22:30
Once again Lynn-lovely to have you back!
All the best to all.
Patricia & Stef.xxx
Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Shenelle Dujon
Thu 17th Mar 2016 17:55
Awwww I love it.... Awesome!
Comment is about Women lie (blog)
Original item by kimafia Jones