Just coming back on your comments on Shut Down Stu.
I very much appreciate the spirit of your thoughts. I had an idea and fleshed it out quite quickly - the idea of a factory closing and taking its time and its toll, then thought how similar this was to a body doing the same. I suppose this all comes with experience of life as you say. Very pleased that you should appreciate what I am doing and I wouldn't say it was rash - honest yes. I was pleased with the last line, it seems to me that desperate people invest imagined hope in close ones, perhaps.

Thanks again, Ray

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Hi Stuart,

I found Nerium very touching. Good job!

Adouda

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Hiya Stu,
Thank you for your comment on my insomnia poetry. Glad you liked it and a massive thank you for the sleep podcast advice.
Hope sweet sleep and dreams find you.

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THanks Stu for commenting on The man in the White Coat. I thought I'd left a thanks but now I can't trace it. It's a bit freaky like the trip itself. I always refer to the pharmacy as the science fiction end!

Ray

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I'm pleased you liked the Matt Baker poem Stu. Thanks.
The trouble is with this kind of thing is the amount of time taken to get the simple flow of the words right. I was pleased with Ilk la Moor baht at.

Ray

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thanks once again for the supportive comment on '...old lamp' Stu - I feel guilty when I use an e-reader - it feels like cheating on a proper book - always leaves me feeling cheap and dirty... *wink*
Ian

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Thanks for your helpful advice re publishing. I am a bit miffed now as I put so much of my content on WOL and would like to start submitting to small presses and the like. Given the expectation of rejections in the normal way it seems a bit depressing to add to the problem.
I suppose one could re title and change some of the earlier stuff. This rule obviously applies to competitions as well I guess.

Anyway you've given me flesh to hang my bones on!!

Cheers Ray

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Ta, Stu. Brevity is all. Actually a point I wanted to ask you in your capacity as a printed poet. I entered a competition, as was told that blogs on WOL constitute publication therefore invalidating them from any further chance of print. Other than deleting them individually, have you any advice from an old virgin such as I, please? Thanks a lot.

Ray

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Hey Stu..you know I've spent quite a bit of my adult career as a server of chefs in busy kitchens..one of the most notable experiences was witnessing a chef, veins pulsing full on the forehead, viewing the abbreviation for a meal of the day..

"SHE WROTE PIGS..PIGS..PIGS FOR PIEROGIES..PIGS GODDAMMITT.."

This blaring from the kitchen all the while quiet little servers took the orders of local bankers and engineers who were listening obsequiously from the dining room..excellent..

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Hey Stu,

Thanks for reading my pieces and for the kinds words. I'm not sure about this, but it looks like you are my first reader as a newbie on the site, so thanks for that again, I'm thrilled! I'm definitely interested in checking out your collection "Casually Discussing the Infinite". So congrats to you on your debut collection! It's nice to hear from you.

Best,
Vicky

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Hey Stu, thanks for your comment on My Pinpoint and for knowing me a little more too :)

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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

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Hi Stuart great to find you here. I am just reading a few of your featured poems, nice work. We also followed you on Twitter - @ChocPoetryClub. Thanks

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thanks for the kind and supportive comments re 'The Bayonet In The Shed' Stu - pleased you liked it - and very pleased indeed you referenced one of my all time favourite artists, Billy Bragg. It is lined up to be recorded on my next CD - just working on the style - but a Billy Bragg style - hmmmm
Ian

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Hey Stuart, thanks very much for reading and commenting on 'King and Queen of the Quad'. Much appreciated :)

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Howdo Stuart ... thanks very much for your comment on 'Tourdion' .. all the best .. chris.

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Hey Stu - been away for a bit - you know life stuff .....!! Thanks for reading & commenting on SeaDreams - I'm so pleased you liked it!! :)) xx

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It's been a delight browsing through your work. I'm impressed at the large body of poetry and can't wait for more. Thanks for contributing!

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Thanks for commenting on the Shakespeare poem Stu - yes I saw the documentary and it was a real eye-opener - I knew nothing about the curse or the fact his skull may be missing - suitably macabre - I love stuff like that :-) I really appreciate you taking the time to comment
cheers
Ian

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I'm crash landing on your profile page Stu. I came in low to avoid detection and now I walk unaided to meet and greet a poet whose comments always cheer me up. I'm flattered that you consider The Boghole a triumph. I love the word, it has a Seamus Heaney credibility for me, and of course can be a rectal equivalent. I never once thought of cancer but in this context would be about as scary as you could get.

Thanks again. Ray.

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Aye up Stu - thanks for the kind comments on 'Tumbleweed' really pleased that you got that gothic western 'Preacher' style vibe - I was thinking more about the Johnny Cash video of 'The Wanderer' but that Nick Cave reference fits equally. Also the post-apocalypse of something like 'The Walking Dead'. Glad you liked it

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Thanks for y'note on Consequence Stu :)

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Thanks Stu for your comment on Mother Nature the flower seller. I was quite surprised at the plethora of response. I was thinking of the lady in a Christmas Carol with the little waifs - it does seem be an enduring image.
Hope you're keeping up with all your responsibilities and getting lots of joy. !

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Hi Stu Glad you like the latest offering. Yes, I believe I've pretty well enough for a book now, although I have a few more pieces on the back burner. I've actually done a few tweaks to the 'Golden Lesson', so I'm going to repost it. These days on WOL if I just edit, my picture goes. Very annoying.

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Hi Stu, very belated thanks for commenting on Broken Record - I did writ it thinking of it live, then attended my first open mic and don't know if I'll ever get the nerve to do that again. I might try & work out how to attach audio on here, a little less confronting :)

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Stu - thanks for the referral to Haiku Journal. Just to let you know I had 2 pieces accepted for Issue 42. Thanks again.
Rob

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Glad you liked my hero SDtu. All my recent poems are connected in some way to metals and I wrote thgis one after a friend challenged me to write something inspired by the fictioinal metal in Captain America's shield.

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Howdy Stu

Thanks for your note on Bathtime.

It's a deeply unpleasant memory from childhood that has plagued me for years. I thought to try and exorcise it through poetry. Your take is close to the real thing.

Cheers

Laura

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thanks stu.

i have written much for this site for a while. a few years ago i was writing all the time here...anyway with my degree and actual life i don't have as much time for poetry. But it has been nice to be welcomed with your comments on the 'miracle' and nice to remember how much fun there is in feed backing others stuff.

you're poems are cool.

(congrats on baby) please don't write loads of gooey poetry about it tho hahah only joke xxx

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Many thanks Stu for your comments on Your Words - it's a new style for me - I shall do more! Xx

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Stu - thanks for the tip off about Haiku Journal. I have submitted some examples today. Will let you know how they get on. Cheers.
Rob

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Hello Stu. Thank you for stopping by and reading my work. I'm grateful for the complimentary comment that you left. All the best. Emer

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Thanks for the kind comments on 'The Dark & The Light' Stu - apologies for my slow response - not been on the site much recently. Yes - he was thought to be indestructible - which just goes to show that we are all frail things really. Not sure if it got across the fact that his light was chasing Lemmy's darkness down the road of death - but he was equally iconic and, in some cases, seemed even more invulnerable. A sad week for rock music indeed.

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Hi Stu
Thank you so much for your very well constructed critique...thank you for taking the time to read.
I'm pleased you enjoyed my poem.

Gus

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Hi Stu, thanks for commenting on 'Shut Up..' Much appreciated x

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Thanks for the kind comment on 'Backwaters' Stu. And keep up the good work yourself! ;)

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Thanks again Stu! I wrote a poem two years ago about 'Gold' and now I seem to be addicted to poems about metal. Probably something chemical they've put in the water.

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Oh my. Finally a living modern day poet who I can get on board with. I was beginning to give up hope. You are incredibly talented. We also appear to share some of the same influences (Plath and Bukowski) which may also be why I love your writing. I see some Ginsberg influence in there as well? Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing.

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Hi Stu Thanks fpor kind comment on 'Ode to Cobalt'.

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thanks so much for your kind comments on 'Herod' Stu - sorry it's taken a while for me to respond - I've been in Austria on holiday - just got back. I know what you mean about Haiku's - I think folk try them because they are 'just 3 lines', but they're bloody difficult to do properly - I write a few, and publish fewer - they either work ands every word counts - or they don't and are banished to haiku hell ;-)
Ian

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Hi Stu, thanks for commenting on Shining - bit of a rant without too much art to it, I think, but I do appreciate you taking the time :)

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Thank you for the comment Stu

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Very kind of you Stu, regarding Shepherds Bush W 12. Not an easy poem for obvious reasons, but you have graced it with an astuteness of thought.
Simply personal history I think is worth conveying, judgement to be left to others. I know you feel the same. Life moves on and experiences may be valid at a certain time.
Cheers. Ray

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I like your poems and style and word play / choices. I will check out your blogs. Love the one with the line: my brother and I. North Wales - what a great place to live. Anglesey is a fave place of mine and one time I was visiting, the island hosted a poetry festival of Welsh bards and song. Great people and culture.

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Thanks re 'shadowed looks' Stu. Tommy:-)

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Hi Stu thankyou for your comments writing it down makes you feel better and I enjoy it Wendy

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Stu many thanks for commenting on Cur. It's a real bugger getting the ink to stick to the screen and quills are getting really expensive ✒️

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Hi Stu, thanks for your comment on dismantled - feeling very flattered that you enjoyed it. It was one of those ones that just came out and I wasn't really sure about posting it - I love that I rarely have any idea which ones will interest people. When I read your comment at first I was thinking 'is he having a go' and then I realised there was no sting in the tail - a lovely surprise, so thanks again x
Not that I think you often, or ever to my knowledge make sarcastic comments - that is all about my own insecurity. I'll stop now, my explanation is becoming unwieldy.

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happy october
https://youtu.be/rIHFLrjzgbA

a season i can usually embrace more freely has sort of snuck up on me this year. home of thanksgiving, my birthdate, halloween, and sometimes two full moons.

just wanted to remind you that you're an extremely talented human being and that I'm excited to see you churning out so many entries.

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thanks for comments Stu about The Miner... I enjoyed doing this one and researched the location for accuracy. You get a real feel of life in the raw in that part of the world, albeit now a surfer's and walkers world.
Glad you enjoyed it. Ray

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