Wow.
Good poem, too.
Comment is about Poetry swap: Write Out Loud and The London Magazine (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
yes John - we amped up - looped and got on the fuzzbox - and all of it was legal :-)
and I keep telling thee lad - Cas Vegas is on't wrong side o't common ;-)
Comment is about Northern Lights (54th) (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
shades of "Ilkley Moor Baht 'at" but far better. Do fellas never tire of 'toilet humour'? XX
Comment is about Passing (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Accents are great whatever they are.It would be sad to become homogenised. XX
Comment is about Sounds Like Richard Burton (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
Yes, I'm a try before you buy shopper. Too easy to click on the wrong box. Great little rant this.XX
Comment is about Not like in the brochure (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Wotcha MC,
Thanks for commenting on "One Wheel...". The irony is it happened as we were slowing down for a roundabout. We shouldn't have been there. We should have turned off onto the M69 4 miles earlier but it was at a standstill so we gave it a miss. If it hadn't been we would have taken it and the wheel would have come off while we were doing 60mph. Somebody was watching over us that day.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Hello Dave,
Than ks for your kind thoughts on "One Wheel...". The good news was that no-one was hurt.
Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)
Original item by Dave Bradley
Hello Sirley,
Many thanks for your comments on "One Wheel On My wagon". Yes, 'm afraid it did happen to us around 2 weeks ago, but luckily, no-one was hurt.
I suppose writing a silly song about it is my way of getting it out of my system!
Comment is about Shirley Smothers (poet profile)
Original item by Shirley Smothers
Bloody 'ell. Ian! I've been teetotal for 17 years but that fuzzy audio reminded of what it was like to be pissed!
Viva Cas Vegas!
Comment is about Northern Lights (54th) (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
If the US government is after you, MC, then your options are limited. So I think it's stretching the few facts we have a very great deal to suggest he's a 'sleeper'.
As for US foreign policy and 'freedom', well.... their involvement in the politics of Chile, Honduras, Argentina, Grenada, Nicaragua etc suggest they're far from always being the good guys... imho, naturally.
*note: yes, reader, this has precious little to do with poetry per se; and no, criticism of the US does not imply allegiance to any other superpower, living or dead, and any resemblance is purely coincidental. Thank you.
Comment is about Mum's the word (blog)
Original item by steve pottinger
Thanks for the comments on 'the project' Isobel - must admit I wasn't sure myself whether it fit the '52 hertz' compo - but, if you think about it, how long would a supreme being have been alone before he decided to create a universe - what was he doing in the meantime - and how desperate must he have been to put some 'life' into his party? :-)
Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)
Original item by Isobel
thanks for the comment on 'the project' Dave - I'm pleased it made you think - for that was its purpose :-)
Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)
Original item by Dave Bradley
aye up John - thanks for the comment on 'the project' - we are human - therefore we are ungrateful :-)
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
I didn't have a problem understanding it. Thought it was a dense and interesting piece.
The 'common people' aren't mythical - they're the performance poets, in the main, the people like me, and many others. And as poets are wont to do, we put things into words that other people are already thinking. Makes for much-needed solidarity.
Comment is about 'This is a time for poets to speak up for the powerless' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Well done, that man! A hugely important subject, highlighted by me in a letter to the Torbay Herald Express in 1997 - yes, THAT long ago! - when seeking to expose the dangers of excess immigration in terms of damage likely to be caused by housing and essential infrastructure needed to cope with the huge numbers that government inadequacy promised would appear - and have done so since!! We are a third the size of France with a population as big, if not bigger - but the political lunacy continues! Out of town shopping malls; roads to take us there; wind-farms; housing by the field-load; cross-country rail links when we already have them; airport enlargements...how much can this small country take before it is submerged in cement and becomes a homage to man-made industry - with the sound of the cuckoo a distant memory to be located only in recorded sound archives?
Comment is about Going, going? Motion quotes Larkin and Wordsworth in defence of 'green places' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I'm struck by the timing of Mr. Snowden's public activities. It has recently been publicised how the Chinese stand accused of hacking/copying/spying relentlessly on the activities of the USA. This certainly seems to deflect attention in that respect. It's less than a lifetime since Red China and the USSR represented a huge threat to the freedom of the world - a blink of an eye in THEIR time/history, let's not forget. And where did Mr Snowden go? No prizes for correct answers at this time. Judging a man by his friends isn't a bad guide to the man himself.
Freedom's friend? A "sleeper"? Who can say but we
should remind ourselves that with all her faults, the
USA is still the best friend world freedom has had
since WW2.
Comment is about Mum's the word (blog)
Original item by steve pottinger
<Deleted User> (9882)
Thu 27th Jun 2013 08:52
so Lynn,whats wrong with car boots? as long as you dont mind using the public domain as a dressing room-lol!Good stuffarama!x
Comment is about Not like in the brochure (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Thank you Patricia & Stef, much appreciated xx
Isobel, glad it amused, I shall have to remember that about China, provided I ever trust a brochure again! As it was Avon, I'm considering giving it back to the rep when she calls. Thanks for comment. x
Comment is about Not like in the brochure (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Top bombing, Cate.
Wonderful rhythm,vivid images and a powerful ending.
Comment is about The Last Song (blog)
Original item by Cate
LOl - I laughed reading this - I've sworn never to buy unseen again - I've wasted so much money like that cos often it's not worth the postage to send it back.
And be warned - never buy anything from China without making it at least 2 sizes bigger than you normally buy - they don't seem to have any concept of European sizes!
Comment is about Not like in the brochure (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Hi Katy - it would be brilliant if you could go into the 52 Hertz comp - I'm getting all excited about it now cos it seems to be finally heating up!
All you have to do is blog a poem and tag it with 52 Hertz. You are best choosing the poem that best fits the theme - alienation, loneliness, last of one's kind, singleness... anything that ties into that, even if it's tenuous.
I'm looking forward to reading it - closing date is 30th June. x
Comment is about 52 Hertz (blog)
Original item by Isobel
Hi Katy - it would be brilliant if you could go into the 52 Hertz comp - I'm getting all excited about it now cos it seems to be finally heating up!
All you have to do is blog a poem and tag it with 52 Hertz. You are best choosing the poem that best fits the theme - alienation, loneliness, last of one's kind, singleness... anything that ties into that, even if it's tenuous.
I'm looking forward to reading it - closing date is 30th June. x
Comment is about Katy Megan (poet profile)
Original item by Katy Megan
Still looking for the tunnel! x
Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Hi Isobel
would like to submit one maybe from my profile blog entries but haven't a clue which one!! What do I need to do to enter one?? : )
Comment is about 52 Hertz (blog)
Original item by Isobel
<Deleted User> (6895)
Wed 26th Jun 2013 20:41
hey!hey!hey! a cracker!xx
Comment is about Not like in the brochure (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
That's fine Richard - I understand what you are saying - just to reassure you that my comment had nothing to do with sensibilities.
Psychosis is nothing more than a chemical imbalance occurring to very many people for very many reasons. I'd agree that all stigma should be removed - first and foremost by talking about it. x
Comment is about Where is he going (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
lots of good stuff in this mate;will need to have a deeper look at it,but some great language and thoughts!
Comment is about Where is he going (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
hey Isobel
Thanks for your comment but I think if I did remove the word it would only be out of fear or me worrying about other peoples sensibilities, so being a brave soul I am going to let it sit, if it lacks subtly so be it, if its flawed, it is what it is
As ever I always welcome your opinion
Regards Richard. :)
Comment is about Where is he going (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
There are some lovely lines in here Richard - and the piece is deeply absorbing and intriguing.
If it were me I'd probably not introduce the word psychosis cos it's doing too much for the reader and I think with some tweaks we could deduce this for themselves, which is always more satisfying.
Only my opinion though.
Comment is about Where is he going (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
Goodness what's 'tactical circumlocution' or 'robust poetic opposition'? Is there such a thing as weak poetic opposition? And who are these mythical common people that poets are supposed to operate as mouthpieces for?
A little clarity of thinking goes a long way I find. Can we have some please.
Comment is about 'This is a time for poets to speak up for the powerless' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Well Glastonbury is certainly a good place for hidden secrets. Legend has it If I'm not mistaken that it is the resting place of the Holy Grail, left there by Joseph of Arimathea,
Comment is about Glastonbury poet Kate Fox delivers instant festival ebooks (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Great stuff. Well, it would beat a dingy room in a Moscow motel, anyway.
Comment is about Mum's the word (blog)
Original item by steve pottinger
Hi Jeff,
I love your poem 'All I Want Is My Benefit Cap'. This is my type of humour. Very witty.
George
Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)
Original item by Jeffarama!
Great stuff. I'm Google-eyed at the inventive and LOL consistency!!
Comment is about Mum's the word (blog)
Original item by steve pottinger
Forgive me if I feel like singing..."Hey Mr Caravan Man - shift that b....y load! And let God's Rail Road and not the Highway Code guide you to the promised land..." (Cornwall, of course!)(with apologies to The Byrds). Hard luck JC. Not the sort of holiday experience anyone wants. I once nearly lost the rear o/s wheel of my old Austin Healey near Reading one Christmas...managing to stop in time, thank goodness, as the wobble reached eye-blinking levels "out of true".
I arrived for Xmas lunch at my sister's place in a
breakdown wagon!!
Comment is about OWOMW (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Beautifully crafted Cate - I love the use you have made of assonance and alliteration.
I also love the way you have taken the theme and applied it to the plight of whales in general - taking that leap into the future, where one day there might just be one lonely whale...
Very moving. x
Comment is about The Last Song (blog)
Original item by Cate
<Deleted User> (6315)
Wed 26th Jun 2013 11:42
And i remember you saying the chase is all you love,.....whoosh Emmy! Says it all I think..annnd possibly that you had a lucky escape!
Comment is about Breaking all the rules (blog)
Original item by emmy92
Yes yes yes!!! It's what I've been ranting all along. Political poetry is activism - we should speak up, and demonstrate our resistance!
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=31655
Comment is about 'This is a time for poets to speak up for the powerless' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Food for thought indeed - I didn't quite get the feeling of loneliness from it - but I suppose you could argue that there's no-one more misunderstood or isolated than a God like creator.
Fascinating, and I love the ending.
Comment is about The Project (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
What a sad tale - and very cautionary indeed - when you've got the opportunity of the perfect woman - grab her quick cos she won't hang around forever - now if you could just point me in the direction of a perfect man, I'd do the same!
Is this going in for the 52 Hertz comp? If so, you need to tag it :)
Comment is about Never More To Shine (blog)
Original item by Dave Dunn
Thank you . :) Pure fiction in this case, but inevitably based upon observations from the real world. Best wishes, Dave
Comment is about Never More To Shine (blog)
Original item by Dave Dunn
Great idea Sun Dogs. Anyone who gets psoriasis into a piece of work get my respect.
As always, well done Marianne.
Comment is about Sun Dogs (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
Get back in the wagon woman, I know what I'm doing!
Higgerdy, hoggerdy, hoggerdy hi! just watch those caravans, go rolling on by!
Bad luck John, there goes the money for the season ticket then?
Comment is about OWOMW (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hello Emmy, welcome to WOL
As you've asked for some feedback, could I just point out that you use cause a lot.
There are plenty of "experts" on here so don't get offended if/when anyone says anything negative about your work. We are ALL learning and will continue to do so.
I hope you get a lot from the site and read a lot of other people's work too. It is a great resource/community. Beware, it is mildly addictive!!
very best regards,
Graham
Comment is about Breaking all the rules (blog)
Original item by emmy92
Well written and certainly made me think
Comment is about The Project (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Steve Higgins
Fri 28th Jun 2013 01:09
Topical, observant, humourous -wish I'd written this -excellent work Steve
Comment is about Mum's the word (blog)
Original item by steve pottinger