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Memo to a new Labour MP Regarding Israel’s Latest Atrocity
It's a tough gig but somebody's got to do it.
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The Staggers
'The Staggers did me father/and his old dad before -/now I’m the one to suffer/nature’s uncommon law.’
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The World as it Might Have Been
'We'd sat beside the river/near the gardens of the cathedral/close to where the slip kilns/tempered the clay.'
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The Devil's Hat
And the world did nothing...
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The Shadows Between Us
Flash fiction. 300 words.
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You've certainly captured the
Posted on Sun, 08 Aug 2021
You've certainly captured the spirit and passion of Thomas in this poem Jenny. And these wonderful lines really seek out the essence of a poet's imagination:
'Was there a boy's childhood wrapped in muddy woods,
with tremulous trees...
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A good fox poem always cheers
Posted on Wed, 04 Aug 2021
A good fox poem always cheers me up! Thanks Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Foxy Till Dawn
Enjoyed the read, Ross. And
Posted on Mon, 02 Aug 2021
Enjoyed the read, Ross. And you set us up for the finale - in a very roundabout way - with Terence Trent D'Arby!
Read full commentPosted in Focus on the lips
Yes, a fascinating period,
Posted on Fri, 30 Jul 2021
Yes, a fascinating period, the repercussions of which still shape the nation. I can highly recommend Maria McCann's novel 'As Meat Loves Salt'. Also Lindsay Davis's 'Rebels and Traitors.'
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Many thanks onemorething. A
Posted on Fri, 30 Jul 2021
Many thanks onemorething. A pamphlet - published by the wonderfully named Nathaniel Butter - from 1642 recounts the story of the Woolwich toadfish. Whether the wonderfully titled Lord Strange (James Stanley, 1607-1651) was dispatched into the mix...
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I enjoyed the anachronisms in
Posted on Fri, 30 Jul 2021
I enjoyed the anachronisms in this - Menelaus stocking up on feta and tiramisu for a speed-dating party made me laugh. Men fighting over women, the root of all Western Literature, as somebody once said. Great read.
Read full commentPosted in Notes by Menelaus on Helen’s Abduction
Magical & with an
Posted on Tue, 22 Jun 2021
Magical & with an undercurrent of menace, where 'each has a role to live,' I enjoyed walking through your imaginary woods Richard. All best wishes to you.
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Many thanks airy & eds for
Posted on Fri, 18 Jun 2021
Many thanks airy & eds for PoD. This poem was written a long time ago - way back in the mid 80s I think - & recently revised. Moral: Don't throw away unsatisfactory early drafts!
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I'm glad you didn't lurk in
Posted on Sun, 07 Mar 2021
I'm glad you didn't lurk in metaphor onemorething. Deceptively simple, your poem is a treasure of considered wisdom and emotion. Louise Gluck's later, intensely personal poems came to mind. Great writing!
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A very well composed poem,
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2020
A very well composed poem, onemorething. I really like the way the poem gradually shifts its focus from external to internal damage and ends with an overt comparison. Very enjoyable!
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