Thanks for the comment on my purple cow!Much appreciated.
Rach
x

Comment is about Rodney Wood (poet profile)

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Hi, don't worry about the chat thing, i'm sure it will be sorted, though i wouldn't be able to tell you how!x

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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thanks for the cooment ann.

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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tanks for the comment cynth wen i say knowledge is a tranquilizer i mean it is medication from the pain of not knowing. Also the reference to death of an embryo is the sub conscious anguish of a foetus from losing something attached by d.n.a.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Both! (your comment on my dolphin poem). Someone was telling me yesterday about how they'd seen a pod of dolphins when they were on holiday in New Zealand. Some people were swimming with them, but my friend said she didn't think that was a good idea as it might upset the dolphins. I'm not sure if she meant upset in quite this way, but that's how I saw it. Poor unpaid councillors to the human race! xx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Good afternoon Cynthia-(re my'letter' poem).As always,thank you for your observations and fair comments.Yes I see your point.The overall target I was aiming for was the sender being as you suggested uncertain,but also frustrated that the person he or she had written to had no knowledge of the senders desires and wantings.This little poem mentioned lines of meanderings(outside the actual poem itself)and by the tone of his/her wording,he/she hoped would hold some appeal maybe.Thank you again so much.As I have mentioned to you before,your comments are a very good inspirational measure,be they praise or criticism.I shall always look up to you and your wonderful work on this site.my very best regards. Stefanx.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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When do you sleep!

The turns and twists of your imaginings are delightful: the constant voice of 'other'. Do you find this kind of exploration relaxing, or manic?

Comment is about swimming with humans (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I wasn't expecting a chapbook when I started, but what I'm reading, a bit at a time, is very insightful and provoking. I have Rasta in my family, so Jah is frequently part of my day, not to mention reggae which I totally love. Rene Fleming and Bob Marley are not so far apart.

Comment is about CARRIB NOTEBOOK (blog)

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I missed this, Dermot. It is really good. Is 'strawman argument' your brainchild, or a common usage I've just missed? Whichever, it is an excellent observation about contentious,useless discussion.

'Written in stone' is hilarious. More like 'hammered' eh?

Comment is about Dogmatism (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

This has some challenging thoughts well worth pursuing. 'People observe the sky .... we will always be the servant' is really perceptive. I question two ideas: if an embryo multiplies, surely it is better if one 'part' dies. And secondly, who would want knowledge at all if it were a tranquilizer? Perhaps I misunderstand though I have tried to read carefully.

Comment is about Various Complications. (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Cela me fait imaginer plein de choses aussi Isobel...
Mais tu sais, c'est peut-être un secret ; )

Comment is about Hearts and flowers and shit (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

Like what??? Will you be reading this shit out at the Tudor Dermot? I'm looking forward to your take on the valentine theme - it promises to be entertaining and very different to what I will be reading...

Comment is about Hearts and flowers and shit (blog)

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Wow - 'Take Me' is brilliant, love the repetition makes for a convincing argument. Great work!

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Ann, great comment! Made me laugh. I agree about that line too - was just being lazy and not fixing it, I will have to think of something more self explanatory or something which at least makes sense! Cheers, Thom

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Really good deep poem - loved the last two verses particularly. Really impressed!

Comment is about Various Complications. (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Lovely poem Thom, real passion!

Comment is about I Am A Violent Man (blog)

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Hi Thom - some great lines here, and the feeling of panic is very well expressed. "My neck aches, looking back" and "lights a bonfire of panic in my brain" are great. The line about the crashing ducks threw me off balance a bit. Made me think of the rows of china ducks on old lady's walls, but maybe that's just me! (I don't mean I'm an old lady with ducks on me wall!;-)) xx

Comment is about Love On Borrowed Time (blog)

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This definitely made me laugh DG : )

Comment is about Hearts and flowers and shit (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

I like this one.

Comment is about I Am A Violent Man (blog)

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It's great to see stuff that stands out from the crowd, like a purple cow in a field Jerseys.

Comment is about Man Overboard (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Starts off well but then you seem to cram as much as you can before turning it into prose where you're more interested in telling what you're feeling.

Comment is about Echoes For Answers (blog)

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Hi there Ann thank you for your comment it really boosted me. I hope my experience on WOL will be as good as yours. Dana

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Ann

Surprised that link hasn't worked - here it is again
http://www.bridgetstjohn.byethost33.com/biog2.htm

She's at St Austell April 2nd (tel 01726 879500) and Penzance April 3rd (tel 01736 365520)

Dolphins! If I wasn't married, there would be dolphin wallpaper in the bathroom. What marvellous creatures.

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Dave - looked up the Bridget thingy but it was all in german and didn't seem to mention a tour. I am an idiot re computery things, have I done it wrong? Don't suppose she's touring Cornwall is she? lots of love ann xxx

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Wow!! Now you are talking REALLY spooky because it is my Birthday as well!!! I wrote that offshore 4 years ago on my Birthday!! Yes I agree it would flow easier I will change it.... thanks for the advice ;-))
Luv yer fellow Birthdayer lets PARTY on the 26th ha ha
TC XX

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Ann

Thanks for the steer to Bridget St John - excellent. She is on tour, which you may have spotted -

http://www.bridgetstjohn.byethost33.com/biog2.htm

Have you ever run across Dory Previn?

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Hi Dave - Ta for another lovely comment. No, the production line is all my own. I think it's just that I've only been writing for a short while and all the ideas and images of my life are suddenly unleashed! I'm really enjoying it too! Just posted ANOTHER one. But you see, someone mentioned dolphins to me today and I just thought . . .

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Hi Cynthia,
thankyou for your comment on Mr. Skoulikaris. It really is appreciated and i've missed your input to my poems because you are always so helpful and encouraging at the same time.

Incidentally, i too would hope that the fisherman did not catch the dolphin. Maybe the fish that ate the worm was proverbially speaking 'the one that got away' and that fish fed the dolphin?
Continuous existence of some kind.

As for Darwin influencing the poem. Who knows what's possible?
Janet.x

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Again, thank you to everyone. My confidence is growing!

Comment is about Hourglass (blog)

Again, many thanks to you all.
I am delighted with all of your comments. x

Comment is about Morbid curiosity. (blog)

Thank you again Cynthia, it's nice to think i can stir up emotions! x

Comment is about Not quite goodbye. (blog)

Thank you Cynthia and Rachel, sorry for the delay! I wasn't conciously thinking about a specific kind of birth. Having said that my first child was a ventouse delivery so maybe i was? I think from the childs perspective it is more typical than not, some variation along the way maybe, but yes, i think it is a generalised view of the typical.

Phew.. that was garbled, sorry, it's the first time i actually thought about it!

Comment is about Newborn (blog)

Dave's comment says it all for me too.

Comment is about Arts and Crafts (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Ann

How do you manage to regularly produce such good and varied stuff? The Foxglove production line is remarkable. Are you posting for someone else as well?

Comment is about Arts and Crafts (blog)

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Evenin Maccers Inc.You flummox me?HA! what does flummox mean Aunty Rach? keep wellying on w.ol.-Stefchopsx

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

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and now I'm imagining a chap gyrating his bum over the cup in order to create the authentic Mr.Whippy effect.
That's chocolate ice cream out for me for a while then! :)
- would you like a flake in that?

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

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Thanks for the thing you said about my Grandad being around, I was so touched. Maybe I just need to write it all out and then he'll go quiet for a bit.
Love
rachel
xxx

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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Thanks for the comment on my poo offering Dave, I beg to differ however, your 'Softer' was way more clever and complex than my poem,it worked really well, thanks for the lovely comment though,
Cheers
rach
x

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

This is beautiful Ann, I loved the moon hanging like a golden sovereign heavy with summer and the last four lines too, this is stunning.
rachel
xxx

Comment is about Coming Home from Evening Church (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks for commenting everyone. I lived on Antons Rd for a year. It's improved since but was a tough place back then. The 'poem' is based on an actual conversation, but is also amalgamated with the life experiences of two other women with similar difficulties

I believe the world has changed since 1975 and there is now far more sympathy and support for people with learning difficulties who want a normal family life

Comment is about Emma (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Piscator Grandis!

Comment is about Martin (blog)

Original item by John Aikman

Cynthia, I think the third line should be "where would be the joy in that" just a tense change.
I liked the pared down delivery. Less is more, makes us all work harder.

Comment is about To Fellow Poets (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

The moon hangs like a golden sovereign, heavy with summer and the deep rich night. Phew! Did it for me. A warm piece of work Ann.

Comment is about Coming Home from Evening Church (blog)

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Hi Dave, thanks for the comment on The Prettiest Music, hope you enjoyed it. Thom

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Hi Winston, Many thanks for your comment on my latest blog, much appreciated. Thom

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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For some reason I was very uncomfortable reading this (perhaps your idea) but may well make it my WOLOP this month. Well done again Dave.

Comment is about Emma (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Dave
It's really weird, but, like Ann, I read the poem in Emma's voice. I've never done that before, and I didn't realise it until I got to the end.
Great read.
Steve

Comment is about Emma (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

There is much to be considered in this poem. My family worked with the mentally challenged both in the hospital environment and socially. I'm hoping you are speaking with some experience also. To describe the population of Antons Rd., Halewood, as 'flotsam' is pretty strong. It's a big many-facetted subject.

Comment is about Emma (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Thank you very much Dave, rather humbling.

Cheers.

Comment is about Joy to watch (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

A really heartrending poem Dave. Totally real, for me, no patronisingg tone, I felt I could hear her voice.

Comment is about Emma (blog)

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