That's spooky - I was just going in to leave a comment on your profile when it disappeared!

I was going to say that the Tudor isn't about any one person - no venue is. There are a number of regulars who make it cosy and it manages to attract new people. I think the stage and sound system help - it really has a professional set up but with an intimate feel to it.

I'm sorry that you've taken yourself off but understand. On line sites aren't everyone's thing. Still hope to see you at the Tudor though!

And I like the idea of being a tiger! LOL xx

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Hello Izzy,
I certainly agree with you about dog shit of playing fields.
I think:
1st offence - fine
2nd offence - put the dog down
3rd offence - put the owner down.
Hang on! I'm not sure I've thought that through.
"Lots on" = "Watson" - wassamatta with that!!!

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And also: thanks for your comments on 'Maria en la Roca'. Just in case you didn't see: I posted a response on the same page:

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"Thanks for the feedback Isobel. Yes, the bit in brackets isn't very good really, I agree. I wrote it ages ago where I used to put alternative titles in parentheses.

With this title it was more an image-association thing with me so I understand must be difficult for anyone else to follow. That's the trouble with me not having really shared my poems much up to now, in that I can't really get a good sense of what I'm doing right or wrong.

You're right about the title. But it was more of an image-poem here rather than following a clear meaningful narrative, which can sometimes backfire with me. For people who like certainty and not just messing around for words, I guess this poem isn't going to be their thing."

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Cheers.

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Have very much enjoyed reading your work so far Isobel. Keep it up!

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Thanks Isobel! I am sure there a few more tales waiting to be told as legal tender passes on from hand to hand, stories of hearts & dreams, both bright & grim, of hope & grief. It may just be the beginning for this humble piece of writing. You kind words are most appreciated & always welcome.

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Thanks Isobel for taking the time to comment on my epic piece - Old Laddies, there is a comment there for you. Best wishes, Mike

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Hehe - I ALMOST wrote one from the perspective of my tits :D But it wouldn't have been very big...

;D

Gwan - have a go!

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thankyou for your comments on December
not really a poem to 'enjoy' so thankyou for reading

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Thanks Isobel for your kind comments on my January Fairy poem. I remember those christmas cake decorations! They always seemed to have traces of last years icing stuck to them! We had a father christmas climbing out of the chimney one, and those brushy christmas trees! I was a child in the 50s and the fairy I visualise would date from those times - certainly seemed more innocent then. Simpler anyway!

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Oi! I heard that!

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Isobel,
Your chat request kept coming up and I kept ticking `allow` but nout happened and as a computer thick `ead I didn`t know what to do next.

(I presume it was to do with old stupido deleting himself off the profiles by accident)If it was anything else let`s know.

(I`ll add a photo when I can find one that does Justice, homage, adoration, etc; to my immense good looks)

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Oh, but my FB chat is permanently turned off! Must be force of habit. I barely have time enough to sort out posts & statuses, messages, & all that, without having to worry about chitter chatter.Have a pleasant weekend!

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Hi Isobel,

Thanks for the comment on Paxos, much appreciated!

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Thank you for your kind response, Isobel, on "Gotta Keep On." It was written with a friend in mind, who has been struggling with a debilitating behavioural illness. And all the medics could do is aid them take it a day at a time. I have thus likened it to the anguished vagabond soul of an artist. You are much appreciated.

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Glad you liked my "Red Wheelbarrow" Isobel. But is it poetry? Compare and contrast.

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Sorry Isobel there was no insult intended to Wigans hallowed seat of learning and all things Thomas...its that since I was knee height to a pair of your legs...The Tudor has been all ways been known, on the gigs circuit, affectionately of course, as the Bear Pit....

... times have changed, we all live in gentle times now....I'm off to watch the Manchester Derby.....Comeon you Reds!!!!!

Lots of love

Gus xx

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Thank you Isobel for your advice .... and valued comments

I will ensure that I 'Cheer Up', my previous poem, 'You Never Can Tell' a few days earlier had made poor Melanie Rees cry. So I must make amends although, 'Goin Down', well or otherwise, in Wigan's Bear Pit wasn't really what I had in mind.

love the bits an pieces of you xx


Gus xx

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Hi Isobel, This exhibition is now over but Steve tells me there are plans for it to reappear elswhere so watch this space. Win

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Thanks for reading Me!Me!Me! I have made substantial changes as advised. If you have a moment, would you take another look. No pressure, honest.

Seasons Greetings! I value you loads.

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Now then, Izzy.
Hope you are well. Thanks for your comments on "White Rabbit". Cathy seems to have exposed my ignorance in the trouser department.
I had second thoughts about using the Jefferson Airplane tune as it is one of my favourites. It seems to have a musical structure which just climbs from one plane to the next. Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" is similar. Marvellous and uplifing - but you just want more verses!

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Hello Isobel,
Glad you liked "The Power of Words" and "Compliment". I very much like stuff about trains. But the rude stuff is just not me at all! (ahem!)

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Hi Isobel, just dropping by to say thanks - firstly for the good luck wishes, and secondly for understanding on that article debacle. More than little annoyed about that.

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Hi Isobel

Glad you liked that one, a few of them are a bit err edgy/erotic. Next sundays poem is in that vein too! : )

Kate

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Thank you for commenting on my last poem Isobel . I feel that my writing is taking alternate directions - sometimes becoming more experimental and sometimes more direct. Hope you are well. x

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Thank you for commenting on the H-bomb Izz. Don't think I've ever had a treble comment before. It's curious isn't it how we all manage to live with these things that could wipe out humanity at any time? Of course, it's never happened so it won't happen.

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Me again.
Glad you liked "The Last Rhyme" but immensely disappointed when I discovered that all those xxxxxxxxxxxxx's at the end weren't kisses.

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Thanks for your comments Isobel- I'm glad you enjoyed it and I agree that the devices you mention are essential to hold the piece together.

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Glad you're coming to Cadence! :)

And thanks for reminding me re the xmas bash - I have just this second booked off the day after haha :D I usually forget and have to try and get through a day in work feeling like death-from-hangover :D

See thee in Tyldesley! Have fun tonight :)

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And not just writing any old guff, it's quality writing :) Nice one.

Nah, not going tonight - combination of skintness, and being a tad hungover ;) Am blaming that on Obama celebrations and having Bob's son round for tea last night ;D

Shame I won't be able to see these being performed. Are you coming to the Tyldesley thing that Jeff's doing? It's on 23rd November at the Cadence cafe. You could do the new ones :)

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Hi Isobel.
Thanks for comment on Compy Dompy. Ages ago I know. Am recovering from surgery so can't make Tudor tonight. Gives me time to look at WOL though. Dave

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Yep - sure was complicated at the time!! Quirky was the intention. Thanks for your comment, will try and make it a bit sharper : )
katy

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hello Is
Thanks for your thoughts on "Racist Is As...".
I buy into the truth of what you say, but only to this extent.
Total non-racism would entail a complete change of attitude in every one of us. This is an ideal.
I'd settle for a complete change in behaviour.

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(OOps. I said all this to myself on my own blog!)
I have to say that my own interpretation is a little at variance from the "repressed sexuality" theory of Isobel. (I am , of course, more than happy to help you explore this.)
For me the very vehicle itself (conventional metre and rhyme) is being sentenced to death by Dodd. Take the rhyme of "noo" and "noo". Many a lesser poet would overlook the symmetry of the two words. Some critics have indeed denied it is a rhyme at all. But this is the genius of Dodd - to make a difficult rhyme where none exists, condemning rhyme as a device to the dustbin of passe poetry.
Then consider the clipped final line which derives its power from the enforced caesura. Dodd clearly understands as a cursory glance at his lyrical masterpiece "Tears for Souvenirs" will demonstrate, the importance not of the music but of the gaps in between.
His use of the musical rest is crying out to us to "Listen to the silence". Thus he is also condemning rhythm to the dustbin of literary Luddism.
"Move on." he is saying, "Poetry is dead".

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Thank you Isobel - will take on board your comments and do a bit of tweaking!

Katy

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lol, indeed. But you may now be infected so you could have another attack at any moment :-)

Win x

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Many thanks for your thoughts on "Karma".
I must say I was a bit surprised at the high level of philosophy the blog prompted. I did read Philosophy at University but didn't understand it then so I've no chance now my faculties are going! All I know is I hope the bastard that splashed me gets is come uppance.

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God, yeah I should re-phrase, maybe to 'I'm an agnostic poet: not sure what a poet is but I don't think I am one!'

Yeah, it smelt a bit fusty in there (no offence to anyone)!

Your poetry is very readable Isobel, wish I could write like that - I liked 'Beautiful Minds' and loved your reading of 'Chlamydia' - made me laugh.

Jade x

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Thanks for commenting about Facebook, Izzy.
I think it's one of those conjugatable verbs:
I communicate with the wider world
You post your news
They write dross

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Thanks for the feedback Isobel, you have summed up what I was trying to say quite nicely!

katy

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Thanks for your comments on First Class Ticket. I have been a soul mate with my wife for a long time. We argue a lot! Take care, Tony.

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Hi Isobel, 'Barbs' thank you for the really good suggestions on this. I have indeed reworked the last piece to include the word 'Fly' to greater effect I think.

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Thanks for your comments on "Happiest on her Back"-you're right, the title is there waiting for a better one....mind you it's taken about fifty years to write the poem, so I can wait : )

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Hello Isobel, many thanks for the lovely comments on A Vendre. I've had a bit of a dry spell lately. Graham

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Hola Is

I'm not, technically, but have worked and socialised with scousers for years, and kept getting told I sounded scouse. I poohpoohed this for years - right up until I saw the first vid of myself performing poetry and then thought 'ah, yes, I can see why now!'. I come from Rainhill which has a funny mix of old Lancs and Scouse :) The 'joking' that is done about scousers is always derogatory - the pie eaters reference is funny, but being constantly referred to as thieves is less so!

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Hey'up Isobel
Grammar Blues - I'm kicking around the ending of the poem, but just to say that I witnessed virtually the whole incident on the first day at local Grammar, except it was an 11 year old boy who was having his hair spat down; had his photo taken by his Mum and Dad; and then got a big smacker on the lips from his Mum, right outside the school gates
I think I'd have killed myself after that
I really hope to see you soonish - I have put together another book, and I have to give them away to someone - I mean what are friends for?

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Thanks for commenting on Pictures, Isobel. I haven't written a poem about my mum for a while, but I guess this is another stage down the line. Maybe it will form part of a longer piece some day.

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Thanks for the comment on my snow poem Isobel, constructive as usual!

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Thanks chuck for your comment on Bed :)

Took ages to find the flow of it...then the conception theme just slowly started coming together and bang! :)

Hope to see you Saturday x

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Thanks, Isobel for you kind comments on my WOL win '100 metres' and on 'us nolympics' xx

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Hello Isobel,
Me again.
Many thanks for your comments on "Be Ye There Or Be Ye Square". I do not wish to deter you from making the trek across the Pennines to visit us (Sept 8) but I'm afraid the festivities are not likely to include me taking my trolleys off.

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