Spot on. I myself have written poems about self pity. A famous comedian once said tell the truth Your Mom was fine, Your Dad was fine, You're just a sh--t head!
Your poem made me laugh.

Thanks,
Shirley

Comment is about COMPASSION FATIGUE BLUES (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

As if there weren't lots of poor, disenfranchised people before Thatcher... 70s Britain was racist, bankrupt and squalid.

Comment is about Dear Margaret (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Wow. Love this. It's epic. so big. So poems are so small but this is so much.thanks rachel

Comment is about go to the woods (relist) (blog)

Original item by Rachel Bond

Is there room for two old farts there Larisa?
nice little poem-thank you.xx

Comment is about My Couch (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

But Isobel - it is a huge thing that has happened. You can't ignore it. And it's not like it'll be up here on this page forever is it? Poetry is all kinds of animal - that's what makes it such a fantastically entertaining art form. You can't say it's 'this' or it's 'that' - it's everything that you can make with words.

Comment is about The Iron Lady's funeral blues poems (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Sounds amazing! Wish I could have been there.

Comment is about A voyage around her grandfather: Cynthia Buell Thomas at Sale (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I like the imagination and the way it gives you time to think of similar situations without drowning your thoughts.

Nice one Pete!

Comment is about A FRIDAY MORNING BUBBLE (blog)

Original item by Pete Slater

No free bus, but your welcome to join us. I've done the drive to Hebdon Bridge for a poetry night before - so guessing that's similar. A journey, but doable.

The company is great, the event free. We'd even film a poet that travelled that far. If you search YouTube and type - merseypoetryscene into the seach bar as one word, you'll find about 9 months worth of poetry filmed from the event.

If you can't make the trip - you might enjoy some of the poetry in a virtual sense from home.

Best

Chris

Comment is about ThePoetry Spoke April - Open floor poetry & Guests (blog)

Original item by Chris Co

Police brutality? I keep seeing the image of a young miner (but was he, I wonder?) launching himself feet first at the unprotected body of a lone constable, apparently heedless of the potential consequences to his target; no doubt just another "uniform"...one of Thatcher's bully boys sent to stop them doing what they wanted. I wonder what would have happened if our troops had been deployed instead of police and used in the way the National Guard are employed in the Land of the Free across the Atlantic.

Comment is about There is No Such Thing as Society (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

When I joined Write Out Loud (the site), I thought I was joining a poetry website, not a political one. The whole wording of this article leads me to think otherwise.

I can see why contributions to this thread have been extreme in one direction or the other - that seems to be what we are encouraging. It's not something I like personally. I look to poetry to find beauty - I want it to transcend the everyday, the bitterness, the anger and certainly the party politics. I'm hoping this is just a temporary death induced madness - and that at some point we can get back to what it's all about.

Comment is about The Iron Lady's funeral blues poems (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Cheers, Julian and Joy-Amy! That old, bearded bloke? I guess it was the lone trainspotter. Look out for at least a couple more Cheltenham blogs during the week, if my dongle holds out.

Comment is about Beatlemania and Dylanology at poetry festival (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you for your lovely words Greg. It was a relaxed and wistful event and I was glad to be part of it.
x

Comment is about Beatlemania and Dylanology at poetry festival (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Brilliant review Greg (aka old, bearded bloke) reading train poems?). It seems we are missing a fantastic festival. Keep the reports a-coming?

Comment is about Beatlemania and Dylanology at poetry festival (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

You are a master of the sonnet, John; this the tongue in cheek form. So topical too.

Comment is about Cod Consensus (more Myth-Pricking) (blog)

Original item by J F Keane

Oh, thank you dear Solar Winds. I am really blind.
:-)

Comment is about My Couch (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Whether or not I exactly share the sentiments of the poem doesn't reslly matter - I do think that John Keane's one here is a remarkably fine piece of work.

Comment is about The Iron Lady's funeral blues poems (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

aw,I love this Larisa-nice couch! I could potato there no problem!little correction to third line-
a U in place of i..understands.hope youdidnt mind my mentioning it?x

Comment is about My Couch (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Maggie Maggie Maggie...

Dead Dead Dead

Chuck the fucking bitch

In the fucking bin


All she's worth frankly.

Comment is about The Iron Lady's funeral blues poems (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Cheers Yvonne for telling me about the name of the 'A Day In The Life Of comp. All sorted now. Cheers!

Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)

Original item by Yvonne Brunton

Ann,

Thank you so much! This seem like a really friendly place - I look forward to exploring it properly soon - like what I've seen so far!

:)

Roger

Comment is about Roger Fizzerton (poet profile)

Original item by Roger Fizzerton

Yvonne,

Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed this - I find being a parent a very rich source of ideas.

:)

Roger

Comment is about ♪ An arrangement of notes about three lighthouses ♪ (blog)

Original item by Roger Fizzerton

Intriguing

Comment is about For I am Gone (blog)

Original item by Simon Austin

Simon, this is lovely. It gave me the shivers too

Comment is about For I am Gone (blog)

Original item by Simon Austin

Sounds good to me - er, that is a photo of you isn't it?

Comment is about My Biggest Fan (When You Say Nothing At All) (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hi Roger. I enjoyed this poem. The second line struck a chord with me as a parent.

Comment is about ♪ An arrangement of notes about three lighthouses ♪ (blog)

Original item by Roger Fizzerton

Tommy, Patrica & Stefan, Ann,

Hello and thank you for your kind comments - I'm new to this site, so it's great to hear from you.

:)

Roger

Comment is about ♪ An arrangement of notes about three lighthouses ♪ (blog)

Original item by Roger Fizzerton

Intriguing Roger.

Comment is about ♪ An arrangement of notes about three lighthouses ♪ (blog)

Original item by Roger Fizzerton

Hi Ann

Many thanks.

Comment is about Suhad Hijazi (poet profile)

Original item by Suhad Hijazi

Hi Cynthia,
Aromatic smile - a moment, a smell of anticipation , a taste of adrenaline , the flush of your cheeks and the sweat of your brow, conjours an intoxicating cocktail of imaginations.

I tried to use personal experience and expectation.

Thanks for taking the time to read my ' stuff '
Mike

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Cod Consensus

We smelt the piles of rubbish in the street
and read by candles in the freezing dark,
we watched for Nazi skinheads in the park
and heard the moan of Britain's long defeat.
The old paternalism kept us down
in triple-binds of accent, race and creed;
and yet we thought we nurtured hope indeed,
though dreams of aspiration went unknown.
And then the old consensus passed away
with all its myths, delusions and refrains
and brought us to this brighter, clearer day;
a day where workers profit at their ease
in lives of freedom far from old remains;
and new perspectives flow from overseas.

Comment is about The Iron Lady's funeral blues poems (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

this is a poem
that a lot of people can relate to.

Good work as usual Katy.xx

Comment is about Retreat (blog)

Original item by Katy Megan

fantastic!xx

Comment is about ♪ An arrangement of notes about three lighthouses ♪ (blog)

Original item by Roger Fizzerton

Lovely poem in both versions. Hope to see more of your work soon.

Comment is about Traces of you (blog)

Original item by Andy Ainsworth

Hi Nithin - welcome to WOL. Good to see you blogging! Hope you are enjoying the site :)

Comment is about Nithinpurple (poet profile)

Original item by Nithinpurple

Hi Trevor - welcome to WOL. Hope you enjoy exploring the site :)

Comment is about Trevor Maynard (poet profile)

Original item by Trevor Maynard

Hi Jan - a rather belated welcome to WOL. I love your poem - you should maybe put it on the blogs where more people will see it. I can imagine it as a folk song too. Not a poet? Who are you kidding! Lovely stuff!

Comment is about Jan Scrine (poet profile)

Original item by Jan Scrine

Hi Paul - good to see you exploring the site and great to hear some audios on the blogs!

Comment is about Paul Maxey (poet profile)

Original item by Paul Maxey

Enjoyed - thanks!

Comment is about Charlie Blagger (blog)

Original item by Paul Maxey

Really like your poems! Welcome to WOL - hope you enjoy being a part of the site :)

Comment is about Roger Fizzerton (poet profile)

Original item by Roger Fizzerton

I like this - it touched me. Unusual and interesting work.

Comment is about ♪ An arrangement of notes about three lighthouses ♪ (blog)

Original item by Roger Fizzerton

Hello Suhad - welcome to WOL. I like your Olive Branch poem. Hope to see more of your work on here soon.

Comment is about Suhad Hijazi (poet profile)

Original item by Suhad Hijazi

THATCHERS LEGACY.

She ruled parliament with iron will,
Her influence is felt there still,
The after-taste of the bitter pill,
Is Thatchers Legacy.
She tore the country into two,
The Lib's and Lab's a-turning blue,
The Iron Maiden saw it through,
Such is democracy.

Dispassionate, methodical,
Dismantler of obstacles,
Prophet, seer and oracle,
Inventor of the rules.
In leadership her daunting presence,
Almost Hitler-esque in essence,
Commanding total acquiescence,
Confident and cool.

The nations assets were sold off,
To turn a profit, not a loss,
And so today we count the cost,
Of Maggie's steel-eyed rule.
On the Stock-Exchange, the assets floated,
(Many Tory applications noted),
The capitalists became more bloated,
As they began to drool.

Utilities, the first to go,
The profits from the water flowed,
(Despite the leaking pipes below,)
Returns were looking up!
The telephones and GPO,
Communication network sold,
The railways, buses, running slow,
The commuters geese were cooked.

The “common people” buying stock,
The public for their quota's flocked,
And business-minds became unlocked,
They bought their birth-rights back.
Those assets once belonged to them,
Taken in, time and again,
The ethos of the business men,
“I'm alright now Jack.”

In capital, they placed their trust,
In a stifled atmosphere of lust,
The moral mechanism crushed,
The nation was stripped bare.
The voice inside the “common man,”
(To silence it, the Master Plan,)
The mines sold into private hands,
And the Unions conferred.


The miners rights, whittled away,
From the pits a profit must be made,
But the miners right-to-strike held sway,
So the mines became unsound.
One by one, the pits were sold,
Their seams would yield no more black gold,
The Union's power could not withhold,
So Maggie got her way.

A recession became evident,
In the Winter of our discontent,
The dole queues so increased in length,
The nations nerves were frayed.
Galtieri took the Union Flag,
The economic outlook slumped and sagged,
And Maggie's tongue began to wag,
“Send The Fleet without delay!”

The jingoistic battle-cry,
To take the Falklands, do or die!
The missiles launched into the sky,
And the sheep sighed with relief!
Our South-Atlantic patch of grass,
Into the history books was cast,
Morale back on the rise, at last,
It was time to find our feet.

The recovery was consumer-led,
And so the bank-accounts were bled,
The credit-cards went to our heads,
As we learned how to consume.
Maggie's best mate, Ronnie, smiled,
When Maggie hid his cruise missiles,
A “special” friendship was devised,
And the credit-brokers loomed.

New super-markets filled with goods,
A European import flood,
The shop-keepers were losing blood,
The high-street bustle ebbed.
Cheap imports, European-made,
On super-market shelves displayed,
The shop-keepers coffin, firmly nailed,
The high-streets now are dead.

This consumer-driven state of mind,
Now, so very well defined,
Is this what Maggie left behind,
When she was booted out?
This materialistic Generation,
Sub-standard, dumbed-down education,
Predisposed toward self-preservation,
Maggie, what's it all about?

Comment is about The Iron Lady's funeral blues poems (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Thanks Steve for commenting on my latest..much appreciated :)

Comment is about steve pottinger (poet profile)

Original item by steve pottinger

Thank you so much Cynthia for commenting on my latest offering. Clever is not a brush I am painted with very often! :)

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thank you Cynthia for your comment on No Man's an Island, I used to work with elderly people a number of years ago.
Hazel

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

nice one Dave and nice to see you back.xx

Comment is about The Language Of Love (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Paul, I find this extremely powerful. As Cynthia says, the Oh sounds dominate. Shades of Theroux's the 'O' Zone.

Comment is about MQ-9 (blog)

Original item by Paul Sands

Thanks for taking the time to give me feedback Cynthia.

David

Comment is about IMPATIENT SPRINGTIME (blog)

Original item by David Subacchi