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How many new cousins have you got? Four. Three with scars and sallow eyes. How many new sisters today? Dad's brought six. Four speak French and...
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Compassion Fatigue

Hey you. Yeah you. I know your grandad died last night but conjugate this verb. Get into groups now. Group one: Data says you're the smart kids...
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Heartwood

Strip the bark. Peel thin slivers of gritted question and whittled skin. But leave the heartwood. Pluck the leaves. Leave bald bird stalks that...
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A Letter to my New Tory MP

Dear Mr Rowley, I am writing to you, first of all to congratulate you on your recent electoral victory in North East Derbyshire. You did not receive...
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Out of the blue, one Indian summer you finally came. The waving, windmilling Captain of your destiny we said. Stubby legs would beat a heave-ho hard...
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131 of my comments have received 133 Great Feedback votes

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I think there's loads to love

Posted on Thu, 07 Jul 2016

I think there's loads to love in here. One bit I thought you could change would be
'With a certainty 
Of knowledge
Which ironically
Belies her 
Relatively minimal
Years.'

In my opinion it's a little...

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Posted in Her

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This is beautiful! Such sharp

Posted on Sat, 02 Jul 2016

This is beautiful! Such sharp lines and juxtaposing images left me emotionally battered and bruised. Great work!

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Posted in La Boisselle (Raprochement)

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Such a powerful, guttural,

Posted on Mon, 04 Jul 2016

Such a powerful, guttural, earthy sound to this poem. Beautiful words and harsh sounds capture the wild wonderfully well.

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Posted in The Begwns*

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Fire warms and fire burns. I

Posted on Sat, 30 Apr 2016

Fire warms and fire burns. I like the way you've played with this and the demonisation of Nero when he was perhaps doing Rome a favour!

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Posted in Prometheus's Legacy

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Full of sharp lines and sharp

Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2016

Full of sharp lines and sharp, sticky textures. A tasty slice of the past.

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Posted in New Beginnings (IP)

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Pace and plot are perfect. I

Posted on Sat, 27 Feb 2016

Pace and plot are perfect. I've just messaged two old friends.

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Posted in old stock

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I really like the idea and

Posted on Sat, 27 Feb 2016

I really like the idea and the flowing structure which is interrupted in the middle. I think the last line needs work to really finish it off with the power it has begun with.

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Posted in Memory

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The rhyming couplets are a

Posted on Sun, 14 Feb 2016

The rhyming couplets are a nice touch to add to the romance. A few more syllables per line and a shift in the couplets - you would have a neat sonnet here.

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Posted in The moon in the man

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I don't know the hymn but the

Posted on Sun, 14 Feb 2016

I don't know the hymn but the words here are very powerful and proud. I'm particularly fond of the 'revealing faith he’d learnt in tears' line. Such a story there.

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Posted in King David’s Struggles

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A lovely perspective.

Posted on Sun, 14 Feb 2016

A lovely perspective. 'Quietly seed-feeding' is a standout line.

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Posted in Splendid Blue

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