Now which make of bunny rabbit would that have been?

Well done you - hope you do us all proud - what a blast to be on the radio. I think your silky sexy voice is made for it! x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove on the radio (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Sorry my mistake - bloody heat's melting me head. Not The Pyramid - the Inheritors.

Comment is about The Laughing Neanderthal (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Beautiful - for me to say anything more with clumsy words as a comment would spoil it.

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Simplicity and sophistication - your unique skill - and a violent tug at heartstrings with sincerity.

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

na I never have but I'll have a look and thanks for the comment

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

yeah I didnt see that mistake there, I always miss one or two. But as always thanks very much for the comment. I think even back then there was the knowledge of something more than just reproduction among the genders. Today there is jealousy within a group of apes and you cant feel jealous if you dont feel love.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Alan, did you remove a very recent poem in praise of women? I went back for a reread and nothing is there - I was sure it was yours - but, maybe not.

BTW, I read several dictionaries and Roget's Thesaurus regularly, just for fun. Started in Year Six. (What a geek!) Bathroom literature is a thick volume Vocabulary Builder that has its own shelf,with a marker close by. I'm never bored. One amazing result of such reading is the understanding that you can't always put experiences and feelings into words, no matter how many fine words you have to explore, explain or exploit.

Comment is about Alan Morrison (poet profile)

Original item by Alan Morrison

Do 'em Diamante Love.
Dares ya!

Comment is about Ann Foxglove on the radio (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Very 'presocratic'! - fab word; superb title; amazing concept. Do you think they actually differentiated between friends and lovers? So DHLish, that phrase. Check 'gound' for 'ground' - a small error (I think) that does spoil the flow a bit.

Comment is about The Laughing Neanderthal (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

OMG - good job I didn't change my profile pic for that bunny rabbit, which I was considering - that would have been funny ;)

Comment is about Ann Foxglove on the radio (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I get your point completely, and like your response. I'm experimenting with the minimalist style, and quite like it. I've got many poems in two versions - the 'talking' one and the 'mind flash' one. They are only styles, after all, and the conversational one is often more reader friendly.

Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)

Original item by Jeffarama!

yes indeedy, Mr banksy, Sir - I'm back after a rather enforced hiatus...now all i needs is some of those word things

Comment is about Nash (poet profile)

Original item by Nash

SO ! - the Mighty Nash puts in an appearance ! :) (no flannel)

Comment is about Nash (poet profile)

Original item by Nash

Really funny, made me smile....

Comment is about MUSCLE (blog)

Thanks Stella! Helplessness would be the right word...

Nash

Comment is about Yellow Purple Blue (blog)

Original item by Nash

What a lovely tribute Ann - and a glimpse into another world, another life...
I found the title clever and very appropriate for the tone of the poem and I loved the last line also. All that went between was good too. X

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I liked the poem immensely - it's my kind of poem. Humour in the face of adversity. Where would we be without humour? I also liked the way you didn't over do the pathos. It is always a difficult balance when you write about such things. It's always pleasant when you repost to see fresh perspective on it from new people - or just a re-appreciation by us oldies. :-)

Comment is about David Cooke (poet profile)

Original item by David Cooke

You ever read The Pyramid by William Golding?

I really like this one. Firing on all cylinders lately.

Comment is about The Laughing Neanderthal (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Echo what Dave says, to the letter. Lovely Ann, and a fine tribute.

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Nice one Hazel. I can just see you with a pick and a shovel singing: "Hi ho! Hi ho!
Keep at it.

Comment is about MUSCLE (blog)

Lovely. You've created a tension between the steady pace, detail and tone of restraint, and what are clearly very strong emotions. It really works.

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Well spotted Isobel. It is a reposting. I put it up for Cynthia so that she could compare it with my Whiskey poem.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks so much - poem wrote itself.
And the steam rally has moved to Stithians - if anyone feels like going. (WESES - West of England Steam Engine Society)

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

There's a feeling of stillness in the repetition of life carrying on but an awful feeling of doom lurking. I think this is really good! Nice to have you posting - it's been a while. x

Comment is about Like A Stranger Bringing Bad News (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

Sometimes memories can be painful to relive, so we hold on to the feelings we have in our heart - this brought tears to my eyes.

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hey Win

A Gemsbok is a type of African antelope :)

Thanks for commenting, glad you liked it. "Sunday" was the second of the two pieces I did at the Tudor on my performance poetry debut xXx

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Hi Cynthia, thanx for your comment on Aftermath, appreciate your feedback. I know what you mean, but I don't really go for this minimalist style poetry, always feels like theres words missing to me! I think I write how I talk really but will bear it in mind!

I know what you mean about the clouds on the sky, but the way the clouds appeared to be brush painted on the sky was what inspired it initially and was as strong as that, so while I lie your suggestions they don't really feel as strong as the way I saw them, anyway thanx again for reading hope to see you soon Jeff

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Naughty and very nice, good stuff Cynthia

Comment is about Girl in a Lake (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Think this is bloody brilliant...she shouts, been there too often and you capture the essence of helplessness so very well.

:)

Comment is about Yellow Purple Blue (blog)

Original item by Nash

Read this before Ann..now I am back.

You took me right into those days, a place that I am rather honoured to be..lovely words Ann and I very much enjoyed the feeling within your poem. :)

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

lol...well I hope it looks lovely!

perhaps something to marry up the one sided strength?..

enjoyed the read Hazel.

Comment is about MUSCLE (blog)

great although sad words..

I want a last line though!!...and wrapping the door in what?..(that is me being greedy)

Comment is about Like A Stranger Bringing Bad News (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

Beautiful poem, Ann. One of your very best.

Comment is about rallying (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Ann.
most kind of you
to comment on

'Sleepless dream'

appreciated.

Stef.x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I felt that I didn't know enough of what was going on. I don't know why I like this piece. It feels like a trailer for a longer programme, but enough in it to whet my appetite. I would however lose either the first or last line.

Comment is about No room for prisoners (blog)

Hi Dave -- thanks for your comment on 'Back Home' .... I didn't, in fact, think too much about the structure, it just sort of fell onto the page, but I have been trying to tighten stuff up a bit before I pluck up the courage to read a few out loud ... thanks again -- very encouraging!

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Hi Ann -- thanks for your comment on 'Back Home' .... it might be a bit sentimental, but that's just the way I was feeling when I wrote it down after a glass of the amber nectar!

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Jeff -- thanks for your comment on 'Back Home' .... I've been in a reminiscing mood since that trip, hence it might feel a bit sentimental, but that's life!

Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)

Original item by Jeffarama!

I have never bought into the idea that poetry is a 'sector'. I think of it firstly and lastly as the private endevour of people exploring our inner realm, some of whom seek readers for what we compose. Poetry in Britain cannot exist in its present form without public subsidy, and the middle-class managers and makers of it do not represent the true spirit of poetry we claim to speak on behalf of, as industry professionals communicating in managerial gobbledeegook.


And those with good organisational and networking skills, pushing ourselves to the fore, whose rhetorical ability and talent for public debating makes making a case for poetry being a sector, light work;

Comment is about Wanted - renewed enthusiasm and a new openness at the Poetry Society (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks Cynthia. That ploy is stolen from films like "Don't look now" and "Audition", in which the audience is deliberately bored into a false sense of security by a plot that seems to be going nowhere, the better to be jolted by the ending. It is, of course, mainly a travelog, albeit one that documents the emotions experienced rather than the scenery. It was also influenced by a desire to do the opposite of what Ralph McTell does in "The streets of London", because here I'm not jolted out of my "oh no it's all gone horribly wrong" by looking at people who genuinely have something to feel down about, but rather by being amused at someone who is doing pretty well for himself and is self-pitying. Incidentally, after seeing the swan spin on its axle and wink, I stood and watched it for half an hour to see if it would do it again. Nope. Figment of my imagination, just like the night physically brightening up.

Comment is about Welcome back (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

Thanks for your guidance on blogging Anne.
Much appreciated.

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Isobel - well lightning never strikes twice ...er, does it?

Meriel, how long have you got? The whole sad tale is available to read on the Poetry Society Members Wordpress blog here: http://thepoetrysocietyuk.wordpress.com/articles/

Comment is about Wanted - renewed enthusiasm and a new openness at the Poetry Society (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Glad you liked CHEMO, Cynthia!

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thanks for commenting on The Clyde Paddle Steamers, Win. There's a short letter praising Ian Jack's article in the Guardian today. Greg

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Good to hear from you again, Ann. I haven't been here for quite a while! Yes, he's a bit of a character. I put this one on to contrast with my previous post bercause I got into an interest dialogue with Cynthia about it - 'Whiskey'.

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

'The anti-matter that cannot be measured'. Now who could ever top that ending! I find more discipline in your works now, so that your inspired ideas hit harder with a greater zing of pitch and pith.

Comment is about Foreverless (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Great ideas given vibrant new life through your personal words - a driving passion for a poet. And I think Marilyn Monroe was a very clever woman. Who knows what she had to navigate through.

Comment is about Nothing Is Ugly In The Dark (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Your mind seems to vault from abysses to mountain peaks, and I can't always follow you - but I greatly enjoy the challenge because I am sure there is a path in there somewhere.

Comment is about Plasticopolis (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Mike, strong and heartfelt words to my mind.

I like the repetition of 'it's ok' works well when read outloud.

I also read your short essay too. :)

Comment is about C U LATAZ! (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

Really good poem, full of quotable expressions like 'the courage of the coal' - that whole stanza is outstanding. You do have the gift that shines always, and becomes brilliant when polished.

Comment is about I Heard Her Sigh By The Fireplace (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady