Great writing Stella, yes I dream, often it's a load of rubbish! Great love poem and thanx for comment on 'Who's on trial' no poetry genius, I just had to write about it, I think we are hoping too much for it not to happen again, oh well we can dream Jeff X

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That's so true about life and nature, good luck meeting the neurosurgeon, thanks.

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Hahahahahaha. Loved this one immensely. Perfect rhythm. I'm having an internal argument over whether paltry would have been better than poultry but can't decide so defer to your decision!

Comment is about A Royal Society member shouldn't be cooped up unduly. (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

I love this - and your delivery last night was brilliantly sexy!

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

One word - fanfuckingtastic ;D

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very much enjoyed your write Rachael..super stuff and read more than one or twice :o)

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clever idea and yup some have sooo many so called 'friends' a cull is called for on a regular basis..enjoyed reading this..x

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Original item by Alison Smiles

Cheques payable to Write Out Loud please. See http://www.writeoutloud.net/staff/slamview.php?SlamID=23

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Original item by Greg Freeman

Hi Alison! great to meet you at sale last night :o) I love this poem! well done! Take care :o)

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Original item by Alison Smiles

I will have a look later. My twentieth book is out. Extracts are on here. It is called June Joie De Vivre. I like the title. I write all the time. Every month I divide my poems into books. Four for June. I am doing a 12 poem calender at the end of the year. Actually I might do it today, with pictures added. It will be difficult to chose the best 12 poems...

Thanks for reading...

Jules. I am gigging in Dunoon in Argyll next Wednesday.

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Original item by Kath Hewitt

I understand the sentiments. It is asad. I was in a mental hospital rehabilitation home for 12 months. Mst of the staff couldn't care about anything but their tea break and talking about their holidays.

Comment is about Neglect in the community (blog)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Life and nature are so special. i survived a brain haemorrhage. Next Tuesday I am going to meet the neurosurgeon who saved my life for the first time ever after 16 years. Wow!

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I see poppies in fields and I think of war and death and love...

Comment is about -as yet untitled- (blog)

Original item by Charlotte Henson

I cried when I read this. I have just writtenn two poems called World Peace and Patriotic Blues in a similar vane. I have also written Forty Four which shopuld be on heere. The others aren't yet as I only wrote them yesterday.....

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Original item by Charlotte Henson

very erotic, reminds me of my girlfriend Mercy

Comment is about The Club Was Caribbean (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I like the first line...

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Original item by John Coopey

Nice poem in which I think of heaven....

Comment is about The Tall Green Grass (blog)

Original item by Shirley Smothers

Anthony
Your story reminded me on the one about a bloke who went to the doctor with a frog stuck out of his forehead.
The doctor says, "Wow. That's ugly. How did it start?"
And the frog says "It all started with a boil on my bum."
(It was better when we were allowed to do Irish jokes).

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Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Thought I'd avoid a loan shark!

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Original item by Dave Bradley

I like the way you play with language here, Richard

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Original item by C Richard Miles

Might even get a government small business start up grant - they've funded crazier things. Nice one, John.

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Original item by John Coopey

You rocked Sale darling. Can't wait to get up there now. Loved baptism/crucifixion. Well done.

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Original item by Laura Taylor

Hello! it's youuuuuuu!

Love your profile! 8-)

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Original item by Laura King (The Poet Laura-eate)

Excellent, C.
Great rhythms in 3/4 time.
Call me stupid but I didn't see the end coming!

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Original item by Christopher Dawson

Reminds me of that old feminist-medical joke John:

Q: "What's the correct term for the useless piece of skin at the end of a penis?"

A: "A bloke!"

I'll get me coat . . .

Regards,

A.E. :)

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Original item by John Coopey

Dave
Thanks for commenting on Rattus. Yes, you're right - I got the first verse (written) wrong.

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Original item by Dave Carr

thanks cynthia, you are absolutely right, i hadnt noticed the 'we'll' mistake. Its a compliment to me that you appreciate the language here. I like to write with reference to the bible, and it does make me laugh that i can use it to justify any one of my resentments ;) any archaic language adds weight to a subject i find and im glad you like what I try to make as a contemporary twist. afterall, biblical society was as immoral as any other and while it seems to me nothing has changed, the line 'casting our eyes for one decent man still alive' refers to a search for christ by those who seek his love and those who wish to crush it. sometimes i fear this search is a naivity...i like to write about the things that attempt to destroy my faith, such as the very thing it is meant to be based upon, love.

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I don't comment on a lot of poetry. I don't know enough about poetry to make a lot of comments.
But I like this poem. It conjures up not only raw emotions but the physical pain that comes with addictions.

Good writing
Shirley

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Original item by Michael Scott

It would be for 15 minutes, 2nd on in the evening at 6:15pm.

1st on is Anna McCrory.

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I'd love to participate on Aug. 12, at An Outlet on Dale St. So sorry about the mix-up; I don't know why we aren't connecting. Please contact me via WOL. I will look for a confirmation the first week of August. How long a spot is anticipated? Cheers.

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Original item by Ushiku Crisafulli

Hi Andy - no worries about the Harrogate evening. I did have a great time, I hope the audience did too. Sorry for the delay on the response I've been having one of those months. Finally, a chance to sit down and look at the world. I hope you are well.

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Original item by Steve Nash

It seems my emails aren't reaching you either.

We've not been at Sandbar since April, I'd mentioned that when I last emailed you, we're at An Outlet now, and looking to move to the Seven Oaks in the near future.

The May and June shows have been and passed. With me not hearing from you I wasn't sure you'd got the details RE the change of dates/venues and had to get a replacement.

If you'd be interested in reading poetry as part of our OpenMind festival at our OpenMind:OpenVoice poetry evening it's going to be at An Outlet on Dale Street, Manchester on 12th August from 6pm - 10pm with many top poets from across the country taking part. Let me know if you can make it and I'll put you on the guest list.

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Rachel, I like this a lot. I haven't read your response yet. For me, this work swirls around with deft words and many allusions, often slightly skewed but maybe more apt for being 'different'. You have a talent for twisting words into new relationships with other words, a major poetic skill that cannot be taught.

Check your last line for 'we'll' (we will) as it is a shame to have this nuisance error at the very end, to diminish its power. I do know that GBS did what he liked with contractions, but I don't think this one is worth it.

Comment is about kiss me with your mouth (blog)

We might need to improvise - bending over is not as easy as it once was.

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Original item by Isobel

I'm glad the foot theme has worked well for someone!

Ann's comment tickled me. Perhaps you could lay in one tank being nibbled, with your head in another tank doing the nibbling. I think YOU must have watched 9 1/2 weeks...

You are a very naughty boy - bend over!

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Original item by John Coopey

looking forward to seeing you perform tonight lovely. x

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Thanks for your comments on Penicure. It's not entirely autobiographical!

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Original item by Alison Smiles

Thanks for your comments on Penicure.
Maybe not everyone's idea of a threesome - me, you and a fish.

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thank you for your comments, Ann!

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

A foot! Who are you kidding?

It was 12 inches long but he didn't use it as a rule. That the one?

Comment is about Penicure (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

On Sunday we were treated to fifteen minutes of 'The Nearly Dead Poets', a trio who managed to be both fantastically silly and deeply profound at the same time!

In addition to such a great guest slot, we also had two wonderful new poets performing, one for the first time EVER. Huge congratulations to Charlotte and Pete. Not only did you do it, you both did it well too.

There were NO 'Areas For Improvement' in the feedback book, so here's just the 'Good Points': Usual great variety and support, Nice folk no joke nice cake not fake I'll come again 'cause I'm not vain, Des Lexic etc, Wonderful, All great, Great stuff again, Fantastic range, Very supportive, Variety, Good poetry and good company, Good atmosphere.

See you next month with guest James!

Review is about Write Out Loud - Middleton on 26 Jun 2011 (event)

Oooh, such a naughty boy!

Comment is about Penicure (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hehehe. We all (well, those of us who are hooked anyway) use facebook differently. I have friends (real face to face ones) who have over 600 "friends" on their facebook. There's no way they'd notice one or two falling by the wayside which feels to me an odd definition of friend. Just playing with the discrepancy.

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Original item by Alison Smiles

John, thanks very much for your comments on The Baby-Faced Reporter. Greg

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Original item by John Coopey

We were stuck in a 20-mile jam on the A303 on the way home from a walking weekend yday, and seeing the mud on people's cars realised they were all from Glastonbury. Very chilled drivers

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Top stuff, Rach..

Not 100% sure about 'For this is how it is
And how it always was' as it could be slowing down the action in the build up to the piece.

However, the last stanza is a corker and it's a cracking piece either way.

Keep em coming (thought you had stopped writing for a bit but i knew they would start flowing naturally) x

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Really enjoyed this Charlotte, but i'm in the same boat as Antony here with the 'Red like Denial' bit as it is perhaps a little over-done... However, there is some really good stuff in this for example 'From sunset to the first shards of sunlight' because of shards.

i would like to know more about the main character however - whether this would be a longer piece or a series of pieces, i'm not sure but i would like to know more..

Keep em coming. A x

Comment is about -as yet untitled- (blog)

Original item by Charlotte Henson

Great! It sounds even more surreal a la spell check! "All misty were the bigraphers" is rather charming. Sounds like they were writing about Lady Di or something! (Gotta go - my tea's grilling!)

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Make sure they ain't piranas then John! I thought you were going to offer to take the place of the fish for the ladies' foot thing! All that nibblin'! :)

Comment is about Penicure (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Christ - it makes you wonder what's happened in the world -- everybody should rage against this death of empathy, and responsibility for the care of those who gave us what we have, and above all, the horrible lack of well-deserved respect -- something missing from society in general.
PS - I'm only a year or so younger than Jenny, and I was slammed in a 'geriatric' ward after an illness a few years ago -- I know what she must be feeling.
Correction -- I can sense a little of what Jenny must be feeling -- I think I am much more fortunate than she is, thank God.
And you're right, Dave -- bloody Tories never listen unless you're talking their language -- money, savings thereof, for the benefit of their supporters.

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Original item by Julian Jordon