Hi Dorinda,
I hope you feel better soon.
You and all other female WOLs were missed, it was a testosterone filled room!
Next month's theme is "waves". We discussed many types of waves, not limited to nautical but energy waves, spiritual waves, the characteristics of waves etc.
Hope to see you at the December meeting. Keep warm ?
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Hello everyone! So sorry but I won't be at WOL this evening: think I'm coming down with a cold - I shall miss you all! Please could someone let me know the next theme? - thanks!
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Done Us Proud
Ugly bug ball not at all!
opening vocal cords to uplifting poetry
turning up volume came the applause
Cheering Oldknow crowd while clapping nonstop
they shouted and lifted their glasses
Stockport you have done us proud!
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I have posted the picture as a blog entry.
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What a great evening it was in Marple - enjoyed it enormously (and thank you, Nicola, for giving me your slot!) - See you all soon.... Dorinda x
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Poetry Party
Oldknow drinkers
all agreed
once the
poetry party
had started
no-one wanted
to leave!
Big thank you to everyone who came last night to the poetry event at Samuel Oldknow in Marple.
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Hi Nicola! - My apologies! - your last e-mail to me did say Wed, not Thur, for Marple event....oops - sorry! I should learn to read more carefully!.....love, Dorinda x
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Nigel, thank you! I am keeping faith and trusting!!!
Looking forward to the next WOL - Dorinda x
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Dorinda keep faith and don't panic
The list you have seen is the first list of poets that was printed and since then I was told you were being added on
along with another poet not in our group.
We have a meeting on the Monday night for W O L just before the event on the Wednesday and I am sure this new list will be confirmed on the night!
Nigel x
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Hi Nigel and Nicola! - me again! Linda (Cosgriff) has forwarded the list of people reading at the Marple event to me, and neither Nicola's name, nor mine, appear on it!!!
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - THANKS SO MUCH XX
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Nigel, thank you so much: you are a scholar and a gentleman! (don't know who coined that phrase, but I love it!) D x
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Hi Dorinda
I think a new list is coming out and your name has been added - - - there will be twelve poets on the open mic night
in Marple instead of ten but to confirm this is the e-mail address!
a.barlow@matthewjamespublishing.com
Nigel x
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Hi everyone! Nicola very kindly offered me her 'slot' at Marple (if my work was accepted). I sent 3 samples of my work on 27 July, and e-mailed again today to see if they were happy with what I'd sent. The e-mail came back "cannot connect etc etc" so I am wondering if either of my messages got through! Nicola, you very kindly gave me the address: a.barlow@matthewjamespublishing - should there have been a dot.uk or dot.com at the end??? Any help anyone can give would be very much appreciated! - thanks, Dorinda.not so hi-tech.help!!! X
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Poetry Event Samuel Oldknow in Marple August 16th
The list of Ten
First on the mike
then a quick dash
first at the bar
drinking just a few
otherwise poet one will
be far too intoxicated - - -
to hear any poetry
flat on his back!
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I send more apologies! I cannot make WOL this evening; arrived back from France yesterday, still catching up after 3 weeks away - as a result, shattered (but happy!)
Just to let you know, also, that my friend Christine is still quite poorly: unsure when she may be back at WOL with us...
Have a great evening - I really do hope to make the next session!
Love, Dorinda x
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Hello everyone! My apologies as I cannot be at WOL this evening; I've come down with a sore throat/cold - but hope you have a great evening!
Also, to let you know that my friend Christine won't be there either - she has to have a major operation on Wednesday (if you're believers, please say a prayer for her!)
Thanks so much - love, Dorinda x
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Carnage of Hell
Useless to explain
loss of life
Grief so intense
no reason acceptable
Evil lurks behind
each terrorist act.
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great night. you guys picked me right up (:
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I agree Nicola - - -
Mad crazy people so overcome with pleasure
all with love and enthusiasm for poetry
then decide they must all party together!
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May I just say what a wonderful night of poetry it was last night? There were some outstanding pieces read. It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to be part of it xxx
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No apologies needed Dorinda, I found Roger ?
Your brain still runs rings around mine xxx
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Message for Nicola - and apologies! I gave you the wrong spelling for Roger McGough (that's the right one!) and I'm sure you knew that but were either too polite to say, or you were extremely tolerant of my ageing brain! Sorry!
Love, Dorinda x
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Drifting
Young vocal cords
musical rhyme dances
ideas drift along
uplifting poetic voices
creative limitless energy
soaked with inspiration
words of meaning
fall on all
that listen intently.
Inspired by World Poetry Day at Stockport Art Gallery
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Hello everyone! I've had a few messages re World Poetry Day/schools comps, etc. I'm away 20-24 March, and this is possibly a little late in the day, but if there is anything I can contribute towards either, do let me know - thanks!
Dorinda x
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News Flash - News Flash - News Flash
There will be no meeting next Monday due to the train strike!
Next meet up for March will be the 20th that gives us another week for the theme of Internationalism/globalism
as we might be doing something for International Poetry Day!
If there is another train strike we might not!
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Cheers for that Andy sent one off for love poetry
Turn Up The Heat
Heartache trys to remove insecurity
to give romance another chance
feelings build pure raw emotion
two internal flames find love.
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great stuff tonight guys and girls.
my friend who is doing the love poetry collection is jean sheridan (i'll be helping edit the book and sitting in to select what goes in there)
No minimum line length
Doesn't mind if printed before (but please advise)
Closing date is 28th February 2017
Send poems over to me at aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk and I'll forward them over.
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Apologies that I won't be at WOL this evening, and my friend Christine isn't able to come either.....have a great evening, and see you all next time!
Dorinda x
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News Flash!
Where is The Heart of Stockport has a small display in Stockport Library this week.
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A wonderful night again, thankyou Stockport WOL. For David and John, the poem we were trying to remember was "Adlestrop" by Edward Thomas (1878-1917). I had to find it or I would have been awake all night!
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Happy New Year to everyone.
Nigel, I love "Peace".
I struggled with this month's theme "Hangover", but I'm looking forward to hear everyone else's interpretations tonight.
Jenny is braving it and coming back for another session, so we must have done something right last time!
x
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Peace
Tormented child of war
travels in constant fear
even when told that
they will be spared
he watches his Mother
cry relentlessly for peace.
Merry Christmas to everyone at Stockport W O L X
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Castle to Knight
Conflict and bloodshed
after many battles
the war ends.
Both armies then
bury all the
gallant knights slain.
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Good luck to all reading war poetry today, at the Remembrance Service. x
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Hi John - Thank you - I shall be delighted to read on Wed 16 Nov: see you then! - Dorinda x
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D
The Fri 11th Nov meeting will be from 12 noon until 1pm.
The 16th Nov Creative Meeting will be from 1.30pm - 3.30pm.
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Hi John
Please would you let me know the times for the meeting on Wed 16 November at the Art Gallery ?
Thanks - Dorinda
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Well done to Martin in getting Poem of the Week!
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Hi everyone! Just to send apologies as I won't be at WOL this evening - so much going on, I really do need a rest tonight! Also Maggie asked me to send her apologies, too, as she isn't too well at the moment...
Have a great evening!
Love and blessings from Dorinda x
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Hi guys
I am worry I won't be able to make it tonight as I am unwell. See you next time M
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Thanks Martin
A Stiff One
Under the table
the view is
just slightly darker
but I'm safe
from Big Blondie
blew a kiss
fondled my bum
wanted some fun
not my type
instead of watching
having to listen
will get out
when the coast
is absolutely clear
in this position
hot and sweaty
sore and red
got stiff neck.
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Hi Everybody
I am probably being a bit dim here but never really realised that this facility existed and therefore have never accessed it before. Anyway following on suggestions from last month I am just putting up details of 'under the fable'
This is an open mike night at the castle pub ,66 Oldham street Manchester on the 18th August and 21st September . I attended and read last year and are going to do so again on the 21st September. The second date has been added because they ran out of slots for the first night. Therefore I will attend both nights but reading on the 21st because I was too late for the 18th. Should prove to be interesting nights and worth attending.
Cheers
Martin
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Will the glove ever find it's rightful hand? Fantastic poetry Nigel x
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Abandoned
Left alone
without my
snug friend.
Woven mates
finger fitted
nail gripper.
Now apart
missing twin
please reunite.
If not
another pair
on display.
Will replace
lost gloves
separated forever.
Dedicated to dorinda and the lost glove
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Nigel, I think I'll throw my pen away!
I love the perversity of having someone else's eyes! I hadn't taken the homework theme that literally. Excellent work.
I think I'd better sit silently in the corner again, at our next WOL meeting though!
I cant wait to hear what the others have come up with.
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Dare I Ask?
Horrific car crash
glass splinters fly
blinded no sight
surgeons replace eyes.
Now I see
the world from
someone who died
don't sleep much.
I suffer nightmares
of being pushed
falling into water
drawing for breath.
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great stuff last week.
already done my piece for next month.
see you then.
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dorinda macdowell
Thu 16th Nov 2017 12:10
Thanks so much, Nicola! The atmosphere at the last WOL sounds slightly heady, or rather appealing, or perhaps not so at all! God bless our male WOL friends!
You are such a love...thanks again..............Dorinda x
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