hi Rachel- maybe I should make it 'clearer' I support the right to express 'anything' a poster wished to post, but I reserve the right to 'knock seven kinds of shite' out of the post as a consequence. I am then subject to the 'right' of others to support or attack my so doing. I think we are mostly in agreament on this...:o)

Comment is about Expression of freedom (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

SEPTEMBER:

We had another full room of 25 poets and audience members including 4 newbies who we all really hope come back again!

Good Points: Supportive environment, great poetry, great spot by Robin, enjoyable, Robin'ds 15 minutes was brilliant, good poetry, a fun night again, good stuff again, newbies, very enjoyable, great, good night, great variety, first time for me very good, welcome and friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

Suprisingly all of the 'Areas For Improvement' dealt with the noise form the quiz downstairs so we are going to be starting at 7pm from now on so we finish before the quiz starts at 9pm.

See you next month for the other half of the 'Just Poets' duo, Norman.

Review is about Write Out Loud - Middleton on 25 Sep 2011 (event)

try u later Lynn.

love

Stef.xx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

hi Lynn
going to put a quick flash 'postcard'
on the blog for you.
when you tell me you have seen it
I will delete before I put my poem on
I await your reply

yours sincerely
Mad Dog Wilde.xx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Well Done John. Had a loo at Dr Irvins work and your reading on his projects page, Great work in both respects, Win

Comment is about My work recognized by the Child Abuse Monument in Canada (blog)

..hello Marianne..thanks for your comments..I wrote it quickly before going to work that morning after finding old photos of Victorian slums..cheers..mick.

Comment is about Marianne Daniels (poet profile)

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Hi lynn, nice to see you again. You been here for some time now, i always treasure your comments. thanks for commenting on Harlequin. to be honest i think the music says it all. i have loved that track since the mid nineties. if you like it you can purchase just the single track from amazon.co.uk. it lasts for about 12 minutes. I always try to imagine myself as the eagle flying in the track, which led me to write that poem.

stay well lynn

Sven Vath - Harlequins Meditation.

Best wishes,

Michael

xxx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

re 'infinitum' my thanks Jeff regarding your kind comments.they are very inspiring.Patricia Wilde.x

Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)

Original item by Jeffarama!

thank you John.am I right in saying this is to
do with the assumption of parallel existences?
in a lot of recent revelations many scientific
discoveries have been turned on their heads
so although fascinating its fairly doubtful
we will get the real 'truths' until we do a lot
more'stepping stoning'of our neighbouring
planets-maybe.My thanks to you John-Patricia.x

Comment is about John Embley (poet profile)

Original item by John Embley

That is a nice karmic prayer. I hope you're not considering anything drastic.

A nice karmic prayer.

Stay well

Mike

x

Comment is about BE STILL (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

thanx chuck re the comments
on our profile page.means a lot.

Patricia&Stef.xxxxxx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

haha Jeff.
had a giggle at your comments
on-'on the way upstairs'

moreso when I saw you in 'recent comments'
as it read..Jeffarama on the way upstairs!

should have told me Jeff-
would have waved you off-haha!

grateful.
Stef.

Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)

Original item by Jeffarama!

Hi again Lynn.I,m very appreciative of your
comments on my poem'infinitum'.all our love to
you as always.Patricia and Stef.xx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thanks, Isobel and Steve. Did you apprehend the narrative arc?

Comment is about Shortlist (blog)

Thanks, Rachel. Yeah, you surely went off on one there. It's a good poem, though I do say so myself, apart from the last line, which even I don't understand now - I think I meant "escape a penalty" though fuck knows why.

Comment is about Versus (blog)

Thank you Lynn and Thomas for taking the trouble to comment so kindly. I always enjoy
a bit of fun in verse and what better to find
anywhere than the excuse for a chuckle? As a
newcomer to the site (but not WriteOutLoud) I'm
delighted to note kindred spirits in evidence.
The more serious stuff may follow!
M.C.

Comment is about The Spider (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

tommy, its a tough one. i believe that if something is written and posted and it offends which all sorts of material is likely to do on all sorts of grounds..i think the writer should be held accountable to their readers as would be with published work. here a comments system operates.so if i were to offend i would personally feel obliged to defend, explain my writing. sometimes its an agree to differ situation. if someone were to post something inciting hatred be it racial, concerning disability, whatever i still beilieve it should stand and be criticised. As such it offers an exampler of its inadequacy as an idea. if someone were to post sexually inapropriate material i believe there should be a standard of censure based on the accessibility of this site to young people as a moral obligation.
concerning freedom of speech once blogged this goes out to the world potentially. Its a gift but just a medium. free media..is up for exploitation like anything else. I think we can only measure our own writing. I have only ever once been offended by a slight comment on this site and ive been a member for years. I think that a sign of its credibility and the level of responsibility of its writers.
Thanks for posting this.

Comment is about Expression of freedom (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Thanks for your comment on 'Murphy's War,' M.C.
I'm about to put it on audio. I think you should do as well with'The Spider': Very subtle and amusing. we need more of this.
I was also a fan Of Milligan. I read a Xmas Card
of his once, the greeting was:

"Christmas may come and Christmas may go,
There's nothing to stop it as far as I Know.

We could learn a lot from Spike. - Cheers mate.

Comment is about The Spider (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

I like this, good one!

Comment is about The Spider (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Well, I'm hardly allowed to touch our remote control, Stef!
Welcome back to you and Tricia.xx

Comment is about Domestic Goddess (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

hi its been a while since you posted this, but i wondered if you were still working with this project? it sounds really interesting, please get in touch if you would like to discuss.

Comment is about Art By Offenders (blog)

Original item by Alain English

haha i have just reread this poem and all those comments. i have no idea why i wanted to apply the golden number theory to this poem, i must have just discovered it on a late night documentary...it was 1.30 am. so i agree, my comments - rubbish
your poem - ok
best line - filter and ferment into something fruity.
maybe you should stop missing them penalties!

Comment is about Versus (blog)

Thanks Jeff. You're always welcome at the Bards! A few of us from the Wirral do venture further afield, I'll certainly suggest a trip to sunny Bolton in the near future. Cheers.

Comment is about David J Costello (poet profile)

Original item by David J Costello

This is all so true, Larisa. My condolences also, not sure how long ago this was, but all the very best to you, Love, Lynn xx

Comment is about A Message (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

I really enjoyed this, Mike, it works well with the music which is quite haunting. Good stuff.

Comment is about Sven Vath feat Noetic-fret! - Harlequins Meditation (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

Hi Tommy, it was Julian that removed the poem, though I can see why you would think otherwise.
I am normally one for free speech, yet have to agree with pretty much all you say here. Well written.

Comment is about Expression of freedom (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Some of the old Tin Pan Alley songsmiths would
have been at home with the rhyming. Very funny
and imaginative in equal doses (oops!

Comment is about Chlamydia (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Charles Dickens used "fizzog" if I remember rightly. Love the Stanley Holloway style...a
a great tradition.

Comment is about "Widening the Circle of Friends" (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Ever get that feeling - great piece Jeff

Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)

Original item by Jeffarama!

Hello, thanks for your comments.

Bernard actually exists, I met him when he was in the next bed to me in hospital and we kept in touch. He's a great character, 89 and still going strong, and he does have the knack of turning up just when he's needed - as he did the other day when I had been banging my head against the wall, spending time phoning up people who didn't care much if I lived or died.

And he does have an armoured car in his barn on the farm where he lives, it's a Ferret Scout Car that he's restoring. He also found a load of explosives when diving on a wreck off Mull and they tried setting it off on the beach to see if it would still ignite!

Disappointingly - from his point of view - it didn't, so they put it in an oil drum, under water, which apparently stabilises it, and he took it home. When he moved house, he thinks he forgot to take it with him to the farm, so if you hear a big bang from West Yorkshire, it means that the new owners have found it...

Comment is about A Poem for Bernard (blog)

Original item by STEVE RUDD

Great writin Captain, powerful stuff, all the best with your October events, Jeff

Comment is about New poem: Hollow Hymns (blog)

Hi Grahan, Welcom to Write Out Loud. Winston

Comment is about Graham Robinson (poet profile)

Original item by Graham Robinson

Many thanks for your very kind comments Isobel. Born out of writer's block I'm afraid this one. Bit of a desert here at the moment, regards, Graham.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Thank you for your very generous comments Ann. It's surprising what writer's block can conjure up, regards, Graham.

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks for your very generous comments Jeff.

Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)

Original item by Jeffarama!

Hi Zethembiso, welcome to WOL, enjoyed reading your work here. I run open mic WOL nights in Bolton if you're ever in the area! best wishes, and keep writing Jeff

Comment is about zethembiso mkhize (poet profile)

Original item by zethembiso mkhize

Hi Ant, welcome to WOL, I run the open mic poetry events in Bolton, enjoyed your poems, hope to see you soon, Jeff

Comment is about ant (poet profile)

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Hi Isobel, I think you might be asking a lot, but enjoyed reading this, well put together and made me smile, only had the one STD test, thankfully it was clear, all the best Jeff X

Comment is about Chlamydia (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Hi Nima, great poems and powerful lines, obviously some strife behind this, love the line 'I had my song, but couldn't sing', best wishes Jeff

Comment is about Nameless by Nima Stone (blog)

Great series Andy, just need to do those couple of amends for this and it'll be spot on!

It would be good to experiment on doing a kind of 4 piece concierto on this as A Means to an End, bit like ELO's 4 track 'Concierto for a rainy day' on 'Out of the Blue' - I don't think we're quite up to their standard, but between the lot of us, we might manage something! cheers Jeff

Comment is about The End of Summer (IV) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Hi Graham welcome to WOL, I run the poetry nights in Bolton. Your Billericay poem made me smile, nice one Jeff

Comment is about Graham Robinson (poet profile)

Original item by Graham Robinson

Welcome to WOL David, not been to the Magazine for a couple of years! I run WOL in Bolton, if you fancy a trip over anytime! Like your Mountain Ash poem good stuff, Jeff

Comment is about David J Costello (poet profile)

Original item by David J Costello

Great stuff Laura, not read your stuff for a while (or many others for that matter, always up to sumat!). Anyway, this is excellent and can imagine the rhythm you do it as I read, if you know what I mean!

Look forward to seeing you at tyldesley, be good to hear this or any for that matter, your performance poetry is top notch! Jeff X

Comment is about Clear Blue Air (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

How true Larisa, will save up for the flight! Nice words, hope you're well Jeff x

Comment is about A Message (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

many thanks Zethembiso
for your kind,humourous comments
on my poem'Wife'

please excuse my late reply
(just back from a little holiday)

absolutely loved
your very interesting biography.
but moreso-your stunning heartwarming smile!

I know you will enjoy your time
on this site.

lots of love from
Patricia and Stefan.xx

Comment is about zethembiso mkhize (poet profile)

Original item by zethembiso mkhize

Lots of love to you, my dear Stefan and your beautiful Patricia.

Comment is about A Message (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

my condolences Larisa.
sad,beautiful words
in both the poem
and your personal statements.

I don,t think-
I know-that you are a very strong
and kind person.

lot of love
from Patricia and Stefan. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Comment is about A Message (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

no mention of her having to pass
the telly controls Lynn-
next to my hand! haha!

just back tonight from
-PORTMADOG-(and not portmadoc-tut tut,me)
the-MADOG-part of the name
is more than appropriate for.....erm?

anyone you know?

tell you something-my God it was WIIINNNDDYYY!!
and you could say a little wet-but!

as the saying goes for us up'n'attem types,
it aint the bad weather-its the bad clothing!

expect a form of late postcard on WOL
in the near future.sorry no stick of rock-
awwwww.

hope yer,v been onkydory dearie
seeya soon.

lots of it
for you from
uz.xx

Comment is about Domestic Goddess (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

great poem, like rachel bond stops moaning on and makes more money than her brother bond. not gonna happen. x

Comment is about It Just Ain't Gonna Happen!! (blog)

Original item by Jeffarama!

are you interested in this mario merz thing..i working on something to do with the spirit of resistence of people post war WW11. looking at survival tactics as an idea and the development to society today....would need to develop it.?

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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