Yet another gem 'Queen' Natalie...;o)..x

Comment is about Enough. (blog)

you continue in not failing to please Jeremy.x

Comment is about Third Party (blog)

Original item by jeremy young

fantastic Martin! One teensy suggestion.
I think 'heralding for spring' sidetracks the thrust a little.

now,wheres that coat?....;o)..x

Comment is about shadow (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Tom,if you will pardon my agreeing that the poem indeed does'nt read as 'quite finished' but from what IS there,is excellent-do continue! x

Comment is about Human (blog)

Original item by Tom

beautiful

Comment is about Bipolar Love (blog)

Original item by Aly Hatcher

Thank you for your comment, Harry.

Yes, that would be an accurate name for them. I don't think the country is what it was. Cheers :-)

Comment is about Violation (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

One of WW1's greatest military tragedies far away from
the trenches of the Western Front. The numbers of
casualties suffered by the Anzacs reverberates to this
day in the Southern Hemisphere. Churchill's political
career took a dive and he joined up and served at the
Front, enjoying the respect of his men. I recall that he
felt let down by the attitudes and conduct of the
commanders in overall charge at the scene of this
disaster: tardy and indecisive...contributing to its
failure. But the buck stopped with him. Just as well he
returned to politics and perhaps the experience served
him well to keep the Third Reich from the door in WW2.

Comment is about The Gallipoli Fallen (blog)

Original item by Dean Carroll

love the misery and emptiness of this Cath.x

Comment is about Vase (blog)

Original item by CathyLCrabb

Very witty piece. The poem flowed well and the subject is indicative of any Saturday night in the boozer. Been there myself.cheers

Comment is about Pringles' Bladder (blog)

Original item by Chris Briggs

A wonderful poet, so deserving of this success. Poetry that works on the page as well as the stage - you can't beat it!

Comment is about 'I've been shocked at the emotional impact': Write Out Loud interviews Louise Fazackerley (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

thanks for the kind comments on 'wide is the gate...' Harry - nice that you picked up on that 'damned' landscape - because the soul at the centre of the piece is equally damned - with work! cheers again
Ian

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

Original item by Harry O`N eill

thanks for the kind & supportive comments on 'wide is the gate...' Laura. I wrote it for a com petition on unrhymed couplets, so that suggested the form.
I know what you mean about the supernatural, but the example you quote was meant more as a play on 'inner demons' i.e his shadow had more life and energy than his body. cheers
Ian

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

thanks harry good to here , i promise not to sell my soul to the shopping mall

cheers

Comment is about Slapping Christ’s face (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

thanks glad you think so Brian the pen maybe mighter

Comment is about Harry Cliffe (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

cool/hot poem Aly' xx

Comment is about Bipolar Love (blog)

Original item by Aly Hatcher

'repeat'deleted-thanks for spotting and commenting Rose.

xx

Comment is about Much more important than 'for the want of a nail' (blog)

Thank you for commenting, Harry. A fascinating trip indeed. I even got invited into the poet laureate's office to get his view of the Washington skyline, the monument, national mall, Capitol etc. Helluva privilege.

Comment is about Open mic and music at the Bowery - and a Seamus Heaney poem on the subway (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

thanks laura for the praise over ghost story ii - prologue 2, really pleased with this also as you may have guessed.

this will be part of napwrimo so let's see if i do this kind of quality over 30 days! lol

but thanks again - means a lot to me you like this xx

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

thanks for the comment over ghost story ii, zach. glad you liked it. hope i can keep this quality up throughout april. big difference writing one a week than one a day but i have some good ideas in mind for it i hope!

P.S. - i will be recording this shortly.

Last year's story (for this this is a sequel can be heard here - https://andyn.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-story-i)

Comment is about Zach Dafoe (poet profile)

Original item by Zach Dafoe

thanks guys. hope i can keep this quality up throughout april. big difference writing one a week than one a day but i have some good ideas in mind for it i hope!

Comment is about Prologue 2 (Ghost Story II) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Ta, Tilly.

Comment is about WE RUB ALONG. (blog)

Another great poem here Andy. Your writing has really jumped ahead in leaps and bounds. Loving the soundscapes in this. Very atmospheric.

Comment is about Prologue 2 (Ghost Story II) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

:) I may have identified with this a little ;)

Comment is about Queen Me (blog)

Hi Harry
Glad you enjoyed the 'marathon'. The one thing I hope I can say about it is that it is politically even-handed. They're all a bunch of ********

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

Original item by Harry O`N eill

Blushed petals, trampled. Beautiful and provokes such images....

Comment is about Prologue 2 (Ghost Story II) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Thanks Andy for suggestion, I have done it and it works better now! Thank u

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

We should all be worried. The animals are taking over. Like 'THE BIRDS'?

Comment is about WHAT'S AFOOT, OR PERHAPS, A'PAW (blog)

Original item by Jack purvis

Gregg,
was there anything there about fixing broken, sat
on specs?

Comment is about The Oldies (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Jack,
I agree with you about this.

(have you noticed how the tone of the animal rescue
things is getting more and more humanly pitying?)

I`m getting worried.

Comment is about WHAT'S AFOOT, OR PERHAPS, A'PAW (blog)

Original item by Jack purvis

Ian,


effectively descriptive of a sort of damned landscape.

I like that


`
`The streetlamps and chimneys point at the sky
like minarets to a forgotten god.

Comment is about Wide Is The Gate And Broad Is The Road (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Lynn,

I think we should call these kinds of poems `revelationals`

they make us think a bit.

Comment is about Violation (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

tis a pity this site does have a like button.

so this will have to do.

Comment is about Breasts Gone Wrong (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

Jackie, bless your heart.

It means a lot.

Comment is about Fishing a' Dusk (blog)

Original item by jeremy young

You certainly know how to paint a picture Jeremy, I felt like I was there when you were pouring that tea.

Comment is about Fishing a' Dusk (blog)

Original item by jeremy young

Cheers, Tommy. I know that Tom Waits number.

Comment is about The Oldies (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

great word play here, nat for example vixenly vivacious.

i reckon if i tried performing it would tie me up in knots! lol

keep them up.

thanks for the comment on ghost story ii.

looking good for next month!

x

Comment is about Queen Me (blog)

I'd love to hear a recital of this. I think there's a lot of silence to be played with.

Comment is about Prologue 2 (Ghost Story II) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

a person is more beautiful in the seams of their scars.
the rough texture of long-rended flesh by misfortune
punctuates the scarce, precious softness in between.

who are we but skeletons, wrapped in sin and mem'ry
concerned with dollars, photos, and indemnity.

Comment is about Breasts Gone Wrong (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

I enjoy the four-line rhyming scheme in this.
The subject matter is giving me those warm soft-lit feelings.

thanks for writing.

Comment is about Giving In (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

Oh lord,
you're really too kind. Thank you for reading. :)

I think that being vulnerable is a huge part of all artforms, and most art is humanity clawing its way out. I'm just lucky that words and I have gotten along so far.

writing, like life, can hurt. It can be an uncomfortable admission to yourself and to other people, but usually it's for the better. Steps forward on glass are better than none at all. Or at least that's what I think right now.

Comment is about Jacqueline Phillips (poet profile)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

Wow thanks Pat & Stef, high praise indeed. My head is getting big. Thanks again xx

Comment is about Giving In (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

What a sad poem. Get back to dreaming lad, and put some love in there.

Comment is about I'd Dream About Love ,If I Could. (blog)

Original item by Steve Higgins

clever P.W. (check the 'repeat') x

Comment is about Much more important than 'for the want of a nail' (blog)

Hey there Mr Bastard, sorry it has taken me such a while, but I read through you Ray Charles letters and I wanted to mull them over a bit before getting back to you. I think what I love about your poetry is that you truly open yourself up. When I read your poems I feel that it is a little piece of the inside you that you have put on the page which is a brave thing to do. Because of the truth you show I find it easy to empathise and I can relate your words to my own feelings. They work on me in a similar way to the poetry of Allen Ginsberg, which I hope doesn't sound to pretentious, and I very much enjoyed reading them. I hope you will continue to share your work on WOL as I am greatly interested to see how your work develops.

Comment is about Zach Dafoe (poet profile)

Original item by Zach Dafoe

Nice one Greg, it has the feel of Tom Waits' "Step right up!".

Comment is about The Oldies (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

we'll raise a glass to this one Steve.Now go on,and get those 'ways' unstuck.Best Regards.Patricia and Stef.xx

Comment is about I'd Dream About Love ,If I Could. (blog)

Original item by Steve Higgins

Thanks Rose.Sadly the question remains,will there there ever be an ending to this unnecessary suffering? xx

Comment is about seeing blindly (blog)

Thanks Rose.Sadly the question remains,will there there ever be an ending to this unnecessary suffering? xx

Comment is about seeing blindly (blog)

every line in this poem Jackie is brilliant.xx

Comment is about Giving In (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

Is the Collage Poem for March in exile? or what!

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N