Thanks, Steve. I really think that we have!
Comment is about Remembering Henry: poets gather to aid children’s cancer charity (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for this report, Greg. A really worthwhile event, it seems, with a fascinating range of poetry and cast of characters. It sounds as though you have moved to the right place!
Comment is about Remembering Henry: poets gather to aid children’s cancer charity (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you, Andy. All human life is here!
Comment is about 3 x haikus about Lost Socks (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Thank you Keith, Hélène and John for your comments. Yes, society is changing and, in a way, snobbery is changing with it. It just takes different, perhaps more subtle, forms e.g. where you spent your gap year (and if you had one). But it is always there.
And many thanks to Hugh, Pete, Hélène, K Lynn and Manish for liking this.
Comment is about Polite Society (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A terrific poem asking some insightful questions about the other place. I feel quite obsessed about this place and what’s left to do, but now you’ve got me thinking. Do we get to take our memories with us, even the stuff we’ve forgotten? Love the idea of going back and righting any wrongs.
Comment is about Just a few questions before departure (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Yes. Glad to be removed from such nonsense. Great idea for a poem, well executed and thought through.
Comment is about Polite Society (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Ah the greasy pole and the glass ceiling!
Comment is about Polite Society (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A poem which acknowledges a changing society. I remains to be seen how it will develop further.
A good poem.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Polite Society (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Not until you tell ‘em what you’re gonna tell ‘em, MC.
Comment is about Tell ‘Em What You’re Gonna Tell ‘Em, Tell ‘Em and Tell ‘Em You’ve Told ‘Em (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Ah, the 'early bath', Kevin. Takes me back to watching Eddie Waring on Grandstand. Referees in all sports have interesting backgrounds. I remember hearing all sorts of stories in the football world, from suspected bank robbers to a ref who ran off with the away team manager's wife after a game.
Comment is about Little Stan (blog)
Original item by Kevin Vose
I like the way this builds to its conclusion, John. Reluctant downsizing, I suppose. There is so much pressure to do this as we get older - someone recently told me he was going 'minimalist' after retirement.
'curate my memory' I think that captures it perfectly, along with the obliteration of so many other things.
A good read. Thanks.
Comment is about Loft (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
Ooh...do tell! 😉
Comment is about Tell ‘Em What You’re Gonna Tell ‘Em, Tell ‘Em and Tell ‘Em You’ve Told ‘Em (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Loved this! Long live our crazy clutter!
Comment is about Loft (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
So enjoyed reading this slice of your life. Lovely in its simple, kind awareness!
Comment is about County Road 14/4/23 (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
House of magic
Unicorns are seen
Enchantment to some
But to me
They are real.
Comment is about April 2023 Collage Poem: Stand Vigil (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
thank you all for your kind comments, glad it got you thinking and appreciating what you have and not just what is lost.
Comment is about What happens when the sex stops? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
You've really captured something with that poem. Got me thinking as well.
Do we need to accept that relationships must evolve into something different, value companionship more, different shared experiences etc.
The alternative is to go it alone, or worse still start another relationship with all the inevitable baggage and probably end up in the same place. I don't have the answers!
Comment is about What happens when the sex stops? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
I really like the idea of "It’s loud in here when sorting the mind" and "You don’t need words to read the feels". Gives some great images.
Comment is about The Noisy Silence (blog)
Original item by Lucas Chihinga
Always happy to help out, JD!
Comment is about What happens when the sex stops? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Thu 13th Apr 2023 23:19
Thank you so much, John, for your wonderful comment, I'm truly glad you enjoyed the poem! 😎
Comment is about Numbered... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Well, thanks, Stephen. That really is a coincidence. I didn't know Bergman had written and produced 'Wild Strawberries.' I thought my poem was the first work with this title! (who is the doofus now? Haha.
It's contributions like yours which makes WOL so great!
Cheers, John 👍
Comment is about Passing Thoughts (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A lot of wives lose interest in sex when they attain their target number of children.
Comment is about What happens when the sex stops? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
The bare essential know doubt Evelyn! An innovative piece!
Comment is about Naked (blog)
Original item by evelynisevergreen
Thank you Hélène, I'm grateful for your kind remarks. Also, I'm open to professional advice of any kind.
Lastly, after reading the book, I'd love to know your sincere Thought on the book.
Thank you once again, I'm grateful 🙏🏾
Comment is about The Conscious African Poetry eBook (blog)
Original item by Elijah enenche peter
A delicate, sensitive conclusion. Lovely poem.
Comment is about Holding On (blog)
Original item by Hélène
A fascinating, sensitive poem, JD. Made me think about a lot of things. All this 70 is the new 50 stuff only takes you so far.
Comment is about What happens when the sex stops? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Thank you Keith, Hélène and John. I am so grateful for your comments. I feel very strongly that the people we rely upon to protect our lives are often ill treated by the system and left to fend for themselves. This should not happen, whether it is soldiers or police.
And my thanks to Manish, Frederick, K Lynn and Clare for liking this.
Comment is about Victims (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks, John. A rather nightmarish quality, so well described.
Isn't there a disturbing funeral scene in Bergman's Wild Strawberries? Maybe a link to your last piece!
Comment is about Passing Thoughts (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
"I sweep delicate memories of you into a bin that's never full". Beautifully written. A heartfelt poem and I loved every bit of it. Thank you for this.
Comment is about Cleaning Up Again (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Skill and truth combined
Bravo, Stephen.
Comment is about Victims (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Congratulations Elijah on releasing an eBook! I downloaded it and have started reading it. I too am fascinated by consciousness, subconscious, memory, etc. Your presentation of African historical analysis, personal stories, and poetry written by yourself & other Africans makes a powerful read indeed. I hope your book finds its way into print and gets a wide distribution.
Comment is about The Conscious African Poetry eBook (blog)
Original item by Elijah enenche peter
Truly an opportunity missed, Stephen. And thanks for the Likes, Red Brick and John.
Comment is about Tell ‘Em What You’re Gonna Tell ‘Em, Tell ‘Em and Tell ‘Em You’ve Told ‘Em (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Stephen,
Thank you for this poem which deals with the unseen victims of all wars. Well written and to the point.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Victims (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A like the way sleep and dream merge with reality. Scary, though it is!
Comment is about Face the Fate (blog)
Original item by evelynisevergreen
Thanks, John. It was alright for our outside bog.
Comment is about THE DAILY MAIL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
An interesting and thought-provoking poem. Thank you.
Comment is about Face the Fate (blog)
Original item by evelynisevergreen
I was once offered a training course on 'how to give a training course'. I didn't take it up because I was on a training course.
Comment is about Tell ‘Em What You’re Gonna Tell ‘Em, Tell ‘Em and Tell ‘Em You’ve Told ‘Em (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Dear Writeoutloud, I just released my first eBook on Consciousness and Poetry. The eBook, entails brief history of African civilization, literature, collection of poems.
I'd love you to download via https://selar.co/u2x5 or request for a free copy via my email enencheelijahpeter057@gmail.com
Thank you
Comment is about The Conscious African Poetry eBook (blog)
Original item by Elijah enenche peter
I love the determinism of the ending, Holden. Powerful poetry! I love "the sanctity of a sunrise," too. 😎
Comment is about Numbered... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Beautifully written with the message that light and hope can destroy darkness. It's such a coincidence that even I've written about night today. Yours is great. Thank you for this Helena.
Comment is about All Is Light (blog)
Original item by Hélène
You’re welcome, Graham.
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=129026#page_comment_276728
And Thankyou, Helene.
Comment is about Tell ‘Em What You’re Gonna Tell ‘Em, Tell ‘Em and Tell ‘Em You’ve Told ‘Em (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Nice piece John and shows the Mail has been consistently bigoted through many a decade.
You can always count on the Daily Fail to keep it classy. I recently found a copy I'd nicked from my parents in 1979. It had the death of Sid Vicious on the cover and some wonderfully daily mailisms e.g. "punk rock star Sid Vicious, the inadequate youth who turned a tasteless pop gimmick into pathetic real life" or "the adolescent who really believed punk joke". As a punk at the time, I was offended by this and I didn't even like Sid Vicious.
Comment is about THE DAILY MAIL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Some people try to run away from their depression by taking heavy dose of sleep.
But it just appeared in their dreams.
Comment is about Face the Fate (blog)
Original item by evelynisevergreen
keith jeffries
Sun 16th Apr 2023 11:57
A lament for those who lost their lives, written with heartfelt emotion.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Yesterday...What I Saw (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram