Difficult subject; great poem. Best wishes, Steve
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Original item by Tom Doolan
Got mine wrote;
Rugby Fatboy Blues - Johnny Cash stole it off me.
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=39221
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Brilliant stuff, Steve, moving and well written.
Comment is about Lampedusa (blog)
Original item by steve pottinger
Tue 8th Oct 2013 17:50
'Only Fond' is lovely.
Enjoying your work Dave.
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 17:35
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 15:23
Many thanks for your lovely comment Andy on 'Its Autumn Again.' :)
Best wishes
Ankita
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Congratulations, Linda! To find yourself within the same pages as the poet laureate and Ruth Padel is smart work.
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Original item by Greg Freeman
That's really very kind of you Charles, thank you.
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Ian Whitely to be compering this week - it should be another guddun!
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This is a lovely day out and a nice warm venue. Well worth going to, in my opinion.
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Have been following this discussion guys. I don't know your story, Tommy little before my time but it's very interesting reading which in my humble opinion should be a poem itself and kinda sums up a lot of stuff you see nowadays even it is 30 years later!
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 12:37
"September Sisters" is an extraordinary, piercing work and deserves to be widely read. " But fire angels cannot reach their goals" is a line touched by genius.
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 12:21
Absolutely amazing piece of writing my dear Ged. It is hard to pick a favorite line from this beautiful write of yours. They all are penned so nicely...Needless to say I love fairies and I do believe in them. Thank you so much for sharing Ged.
Love
Ankita
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 12:19
hard hitting and sooooo very very true.I wish you well Tom.x
Comment is about 1 in 4 (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 12:00
Mike.What can I say? this fantastic poem should be SWAMPED with comments.This is REAL poetry and I think your best one yet.Well done Sir!
This,as all of your work
is always complimented with an Audio(please?)
My very very best regards Micheal.x
Comment is about Tones Of Love (blog)
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Thank you kindly, Starfish and Ray :-)
Thanks for advice, Ray. You are right on both counts (I was already unhappy with "all") and I have edited.
Comment is about The biggest crime (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Echoing my sentiments too. Well said.
Comment is about The biggest crime (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Tue 8th Oct 2013 09:11
Thanks for the comment Starfish.
I like this one. Clear and succinct.
Made me think of http://www.wussu.com/poems/rglwh.htm
Comment is about Forbidden Love (blog)
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Thank you very much for your kind comments, Andy and Laura. It's a bit of a work in progress, to be honest, but pretty much says what I think of Workfare.
Comment is about The biggest crime (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Vivid imagery. Ian.
I hate autumn.
Comment is about Winterfylleth (October) (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Very interesting. Both my Gran and my Dad were left-handed, both were Catholic and both were made to write with their right hand. It worked with my dad but my Gran wrote with her left till the day she died. I thought I was being spun a line - obviously not.
Comment is about Left Hand Pathos* (blog)
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Yes - we all have our own perception of reality. I found it funny because you'd been jolted into seeing someone else's by your own uncontrollable instincts.
There's always something unfathomable about your poetry though Ray - I find the title baffling. Is the boy appealing for you to see things his way?
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Hi GN- I was at the 1983 election of Terry Fields as the Broadgreen MP (Liverpool)I watched as the BBC's live coverage was turned off when it became evident that Terry (ex fireman)a well known Militant was about to be elected. They were prepared to cover the expected defeat of Terry but NOT his victory. Such bias happens a hundred times a day in radio tv and press.
Comment is about Regarding the BBC's lack of coverage... (blog)
Original item by Gray Nicholls
Abuse and deletion. These bear an uncomfortable
resemblance to Stalin's behaviour towards those
who stepped out of line:
abuse - followed by elimination.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
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I have had past experience complaining about
the BBC's coverage of something else (before
Patten joined) and was informed that the Trust
did not interfere with operational (on the
ground) decisions. That was the province of
channel controllers and programmers and other
hands-on decision makers.
Comment is about Regarding the BBC's lack of coverage... (blog)
Original item by Gray Nicholls
Mental health takes many forms - as does
mental illness. Being content with little and
appreciative when more is obtained - especially
unexpectedly, this helps keep unsettling and
ultimately disappointing hopes within sensible
bounds. Illness, when not always pathological,
can often result from not being content and seeing "injustice" and "unfairness" everywhere.
This mental state is easily magnified and needs
a change of attitude if it isn't to increase to
harmful levels - to the sufferer and others.
The word "content" is rarely met nowadays...
everyone seems to think they are entitled to
"happiness" - an often delusional and ephemeral human condition. I'll settle for contentment any day!
Comment is about 1 in 4 (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Ooer - I'm beginning to wonder. A recent
ancestral family name was Venner. I'm going to
start looking a little closer at my relations!
I'm tall, reddish (ginger?) hair and left-handed
when throwing a ball but right handed in other things, would you believe. That will surely
mess up the "all three" possibilities - ho-ho.
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Great poem Lynn - a good eye opener for those who choose to be ignorant.
Comment is about The biggest crime (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Aye, poignant piece this Steve. Nicely on getting it in P24 too
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Original item by steve pottinger
Thank you very much Lynn and Ged :)
Woo Ged, blimey la' - you're comparing me to Shakespeare?! Haha - you'll have some people choking on their brews if you're not careful haha ;D
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ok freeman sir...i will remember your advice...thanks a lot for your valuable advice
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That's a funny one - unless you're going to tell me it isn't.
I like the way you can take a story like that and make so much out of it.
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Mon 7th Oct 2013 13:14
" Early January Snow Blues" is very beautiful. I love "gritting".
Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)
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made me shiver this, Ian.
defo made me think too.
good stuff
Comment is about Winterfylleth (October) (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
ooh. i agree with this one, lynn. good twist at the end but truthful and hard hitting..
Comment is about The biggest crime (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
brought a lump to my throat this, sash. beauitful..
Comment is about For my love i live. (blog)
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Very moving Steve. I love the simplicity of each first line, contrasting so sharply with what follows.
Comment is about Lampedusa (blog)
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thanks to Steve, Charles and Lynn for their comments here.
it remains to be seen whether the 50,000 will be heard. It didn't happen at Peterloo until a long, long time later but we live in hope.
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Original item by Gray Nicholls
thanks to Andy, Bill and Lynn for their kind comments over their poem.
To answer M.C. - this poem is about the BBC's shameful lack of coverage in this demo at least partly I feel to Lord Patten's clear political leanings with links etc as Bill has said but more to do with the fact and the way the news is reported nowadays when if it had kicked off into a riot, it would have been on the news for days like the Manchester Riots was a few years back.
Comment is about Regarding the BBC's lack of coverage... (blog)
Original item by Gray Nicholls
Here are the winners http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/poetry-competition/2013-wigtown-poetry-competition-winners
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Mon 7th Oct 2013 12:10
I love this poem's force, but would have ended at "but not this time".
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Mon 7th Oct 2013 10:41
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Mon 7th Oct 2013 10:32
thank you vry mch...appreciate ur reading :)
Comment is about For my love i live. (blog)
Original item by sash
This was published by Poetry24 this morning. My thanks to them.
Comment is about Lampedusa (blog)
Original item by steve pottinger
Thanks gents, neither gentle nor subtle in my regular modus operandi. But I'm working on it!
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John Coopey
Tue 8th Oct 2013 20:25
BAZ WOZ ERE
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