Stephen Thom
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Stephen Thom
Carrbridge/Edinburgh
Mandolin strummer in a folk-rock band 'Dante' https://www.youtube.com/user/wearedante
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In all the empty bottle of a
Posted on Sun, 03 May 2020
In all the empty bottle of a mind. Towering, emotional work. Yesterday's cold words, The tip of the blade, killing time as it's killing us... Lots of dark beauty to appreciate here. Fantastic work
* Is it 'when I realised'? (I when...
Read full commentPosted in Aversion Therapy
powerful, a bit magical,
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2020
powerful, a bit magical, reminded me a bit of ted hughes. Really liked this poem
Read full commentPosted in Crooked Timber
An engaging piece of life
Posted on Sat, 05 Oct 2019
An engaging piece of life writing, the time pressure and accompanying stress regarding the trolley rental was well-rendered. Enjoyed reading :)
Read full commentPosted in Elevation Worship Part Ten.
Skilfully done, dark
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2019
Skilfully done, dark psychological dynamics, liked 'lunar violence' and 'until we were just secrets of the field and heather'. Great work
Read full commentPosted in Hares
Beautiful diction, original
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2019
Beautiful diction, original phrases and compund words ('rainbows prism-prison free', 'salt bright-broke', 'sun semaphore flocks' - this invention and musicality is one of my favourite parts of your poetry) and control imbues this with life,...
Read full commentPosted in wings, late summer
Just wonderful again... a
Posted on Tue, 30 Apr 2019
Just wonderful again... a full heart and the right words, a natural musicality in how they fall, your writing is a natural extension of you... do you have any books/collections out?
Read full commentPosted in rock
'Fanning it with her hand'...
Posted on Mon, 28 Jan 2019
'Fanning it with her hand'... great, wee observational touches like this is part of what sets you apart
Pretty part, sweet dialogue
Read full commentPosted in Angel 10 (bromance)
Agree with insert, very
Posted on Wed, 02 Jan 2019
Agree with insert, very accomplished work, much enjoyed!
Read full commentPosted in After The Funeral (Part 2)
Really engaging, sharp
Posted on Wed, 02 Jan 2019
Really engaging, sharp writing and lots of great characters and developments skilfully introduced
Read full commentPosted in After The Funeral (Part 1)
Great idea well-executed...
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2018
Great idea well-executed... particularly liked the builder's tenor, and the last stanza was really pretty
Read full commentPosted in Tessitura
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