This is great,Gaia. Frances' comments are spot on. Totally fabulous are 'tropical flowers shred the light with their teeth' and 'drop into the dirt with a succulent thud' and many more

Comment is about The Glass House (blog)

Original item by Gaia Holmes

You have expressed well the sorrow of so many of us, the gut-wrenching helplessness against the 'p.c' mania.

Comment is about Handle with Care (blog)

hi there ann, i sure am keeping myself safe from my scarey thoughts ;)hehe

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

hi there rachel, thanks for your comments on the "scarey thoughts" poem i thought i would get lynched for writing it ;)hehe

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Steve, I am a crow's wing circle from Wigan, just around the corner in Sale, Cheshire.
And I too think that Biblical phrase is glorious. It was probably very influential. I have a poem based on it that I might share. Your work is very inspiring you know - or do you?

Comment is about Steve Regan (poet profile)

Original item by Steve Regan

Hi Ann,
I can hear the irony in the lines re The Eames armchair. Very subtle and very pertinent to today's consumerist society.
I get the impression you are saying that all things are transient and ephemeral so like why bother.
Great poem. Loved it.
Neil

Comment is about The WOW Factor (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I'm way down in St Agnes, north coast. And have no car, so difficult to take part in stuff. I believe that there's someting at the St Ives and Penzance Art Clubs every fortnight, am going to get a friend to take me sometime. Whether I am bold enough to take part, hmmmm, hopefully!

Comment is about Richard Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Richard Thomas

Hey, thanks for your comment. Where abouts in Cornwall are you? I am quite new to the performance poetry circuit. Just found this site today.
Rich x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Anne, Thanks for the comment on my poem.I like your work. Your poems have a great timbre. I feel like I could put some of your work to music.I like the way you read your poem. Its sort of mystic and interesting.
I wondered wether this poem was an allegory for a human relationship.
Kind regards, Neil

Comment is about If I had a horse (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hello and welcome - but I thought it was only women over fifty that were invisible? I like your poem, I feel that I can hear you reading it, or, that it would be great read out loud. (Is there a tiny mistake in the line "when there's nothing to say"?) Hope to see more!

Comment is about Nells (poet profile)

Original item by Nells

Very welcome Richard - and I don't like tea either! I am interested that you hail from the west country. I am in COrnwall, I'm very new to writing poetry, never performed but hoping to. So much of this performance stuff seems to be oop north. Good luck with it all anyway!

Comment is about Richard Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Richard Thomas

Sad commentary on our society Steve. I fear this recent paedophile scandal in a nursery school can only make the situation worse.

Comment is about Handle with Care (blog)

What about a unicorn Ann? Nice Piece.

Comment is about If I had a horse (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Yes, I must say I get more plesure from mine ;)

Absofuckinlootly no apology needed, your were expressing, always good for me.

Er..this was a 'fag packet' job, they so often are.

I enjoyed the end of your last line, yes, you're bang on there Mr Chris.

Comment is about Joy to watch (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

Really liked your samples Andreas.
There are too many good lines to mention, but the last few of I came to fight are really strong "fists cut on daydreams" for example. Keep the words sharp, well done. Graham

Comment is about Andreas Grant (poet profile)

Original item by Andreas Grant

Shards of spite and the grey dusty, grim musty silence are more evidence of your sharpening eye. However the use of single word lines twice......
Far
Too
Long

Together with the.......

Simple
Innocent
Laughter

...shows a really powerful emotional compass. I'm always interested in your work Sian. Well done again and keep them going. Graham

Comment is about sian howell (poet profile)

Original item by sian howell

clever stuff m8

Comment is about Rhyme. (blog)

Bit of a mouthful Rachel... whilst a true enthusiast of sexual foreplay and the ability to read all and everthing even the mundane into poetry and form in persuance of pleasure I love the poem !!!

Augusta XX

Comment is about House Porn (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Hi Rachel,

Thanks for the comment on my 'wall' or whatever I'm supposed to call it!

Interesting reading your stuff here. Hope you continue to get opportunities to do open mic and other performances - it's definitely a good way of getting your own 'voice' and meeting other people who enjoy the spoken word.

All the best.

Simon

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

I too have seen that very same barge... near to Stockton Heath...

Thank you so much for your thoughts

Augusta xx

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

You've captured the drama and the power of nature here, and man's vulnerability within nature's big tantrums. Theb poem positively fizzesd and cackles with energy.

I like the prayer-like ending and I like these lines from the body of the poem...


"by the throat fiercely". This has the same rythmn as "through a glass darkly" which is probably my favourite phrase in the world.

and also liked

"one fateful gust will undo mathematics;"

Best wishes, Cynth, wherever you are, and God bless the people of Haiti, who might be not that far from you.

Comment is about Force Seven (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi again
I don't comment often (limited ability) but I must tell you that I get little (or no) enjoyment out of 'performing' but I may get there one day. Are we of simuilar minds?

Comment is about The Long Fuse (blog)

Original item by sian howell

Hello Sian
Thanks for your very kind interest. I am something of a reluctant blogger, having no great regard for what I do (not false humility).
I write to express those things that have passed through my mind (many and various), and if others find them of interest or enjoyable, I am both amazed and thrilled, in equal measure.
Steve

Comment is about sian howell (poet profile)

Original item by sian howell

I'm guessing this is about poetry performance, and maybe the fear that some have to overcome to do it. The piece works very well Sian. Here are the prhases that rocked me most on reading it ...

"shards of spite"

and

"grey dusty

grim musty ...silence."

Comment is about The Long Fuse (blog)

Original item by sian howell

I've read this one a few times trying to get to grips with its meaning. I like it cos it feels like a very different path for you. To me, it seems you are saying, that if you look for an easy route in life you won't really engage, encounter reality, truth or be absorbed into a meaningful cycle. Sometimes all of the above coexists with trial, hardship and imperfection. It is through our difficult experiences that we learn to truly understand and to appreciate the good things in life. Does any of that make sense?

Comment is about The Woods (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

Andy, I love the ending of this and the warm, slightly regretful tone.

Comment is about Early January Snow Blues (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Re read this today. what an opening, full of aprehension and inner strength. Thinking Henry Fonda for some reason? Win x

Fear soaked, I drag myself upright -
unsteady but true at last,
ready to speak
to the patient crowd,

Comment is about The Long Fuse (blog)

Original item by sian howell

Thanks Mark, no there's no more, I wrote it more or less on the spur of the moment, not having been on the site for a while.
Shame I've started the new year in Mr Grumpy mode!
I'm try ing to be more positive. will see what I can come up with.

Comment is about Horace Thespider (poet profile)

Original item by Horace Thespider

An interesting poem Dermot and I can see where you got your inspiration...I'm not so sure I would agree that you are 'open minded-ish' unless you have changed your mind about certain things recently. I do agree with you that, if we have souls, everybody has them, regardless of personal beliefs. I also believe that you don't have to believe in a God to be a good person or have an 'aristocratic soul'. What we all need is tolerance. We need to supress that human urge to rubbish the beliefs of others. Someone should write a poem on that.

Comment is about Dogmatism (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

This reminds me of your limerick one - humorous.

Comment is about Rhyme. (blog)

Yes - another very successfull poem - strongly visual, threatening and contrasting. I enjoy the drama and conflict you manage to include in so few words.
Well done you!

Comment is about The Glass House (blog)

Original item by Gaia Holmes

"but i think its all just fi..shcakes?-Stef-no not fishcakes stef-just fi...shcakes-lol

Comment is about Rhyme. (blog)

For me this poem represents a sad indictment of our times, We are all too busy shovelling snow or sh*t to get a handle on what is going on around us, maybe we have hit the red zone and can't afford to take it on anymore.......Hard Rain Jane very thought provoking.TC XX

Comment is about January 2010. I. Anybody. (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

oh! watch him Sian,that T.C.-he,s a wolf in young mens clothes-lol!-goodnight all.Mr.Wilde

Comment is about sian howell (poet profile)

Original item by sian howell

Hi Sian seems to take ages to get to the bottom of your postings ha ha.... thank you for the comment hugs are on me, I will send some positive Karma your way, Thaumaturgically Charged of course ;-)
TC XX

Comment is about sian howell (poet profile)

Original item by sian howell

Excellent stuff. And agree with you wholeheartedly! I do, however, have a land of little people, invisible to everyone but me .... and sometimes I kind of enjoy wasting an hour or two creating havoc in the lives of my Sims. I'm just not sure that they believe in me.
Cx

Comment is about Dogmatism (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

Love the title DG.
This is very cleverly written...
and I don't think I would want to argue with you!

This is my favourite verse... ; )
'These are the words of someone
not au fait with the verb: know
and believes he has a soul somewhere
that others are without'

Comment is about Dogmatism (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

Nice ; )
Funny ending - not what I expected.

Comment is about Rhyme. (blog)

i agree with janet, kearlan.. last stanza is particularly strong even though i like the full piece

Comment is about Serenicity. (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

now theres cleverly written quiet anger for you-or me.Stefan

Comment is about Dogmatism (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

Yes a poerful message unheeded and ignored by many but always worth pushing. Just become aware of your work Steve and I'm so glad I did. Sian

Comment is about 2 Degrees (blog)

Thanks, stefan, proof reading is no proof of reading...

Comment is about January 2010. I. Anybody. (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

Good evening,Jane.Clever/funny poem.Can you add another brick,to make Nesons column into Nelsons column.Thanks for good read-Stefan

Comment is about January 2010. I. Anybody. (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

just so very powerful and incredibly moving...so pleased to hear you read this one as the telling of this awful situation is so much more potent ...you read it well by the way. Sian x

Comment is about Namibian Dousing (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

this is really good fun, and I can just envisage it!

Comment is about Pollyanna (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

lovely and true

Comment is about The Woods (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

Larken-esque. Like something from High Windows.

Comment is about The Assassination (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

thank you "Dancing in the rain" Jane !

very good your stuff

take care

Carmine

Comment is about jane wilcock (poet profile)

Original item by jane wilcock

Tghs is really good, I had never heard of it but will visit it now.

Comment is about A meditation - the Sun Goddess of Bidston Hill (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

The photo is a perfect match for this piece... I am sure I have seen her image before..
The changing text really keeps you on your toes which is how it should be with this edgy poem- it gave me jolts as I wondered what was coming next and I was left me wanting more. Sian X

Comment is about Claire (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson