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Hi Pom, a warming poem and
Posted on Wed, 03 Sep 2014
Hi Pom, a warming poem and your woolley theme is a comforting one rather than the usual age-related negatives that creep into poetry. Unravelling's missing an 'l.'
Read full commentPosted in Age
It isn't easy to capture the
Posted on Mon, 01 Sep 2014
It isn't easy to capture the 'projection' mentality of a perpertrater of DV minimising his actions to his victim but you've got that hateful little voice down really well. I don't like this narrator because I recognise lots of infuriating men's...
Read full commentPosted in SMACK - (edited)
Love this Parson, its
Posted on Sun, 24 Aug 2014
Love this Parson, its strength is in your reader not knowing and that ambivalence lends such possibility. That it is sea bound gave me a shiver, too many unknowns out there. The statemented style brings impact and your visuals are sharp. It...
Read full commentPosted in Event
‘That retro-folk-doggerel
Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2014
‘That retro-folk-doggerel you recite to people—well, it’s like being fucked up the arse by a nose trumpet,’ is my favourite line.
Adore the symbolic wing trapped in a net, the brilliance dazzling behind concrete walls, the Panopticon of...
Read full commentPosted in The Avondale Ward
What a heart burner of a
Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2014
What a heart burner of a piece. It's full of love and yet just out of reach.
Read full commentPosted in The day before December 30th
The box kite's crucial to me
Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2014
The box kite's crucial to me in this because it isn't just a box kite. It's ether and touch, a link between child and parent, a sky offering and a floating away. This poem has had a hefty impact on me. That's as much as I can say. It has...
Read full commentPosted in Present Imperfect
It is another man's treasure.
Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2014
It is another man's treasure. Often think the same of kid's strange collections. This is stunning, the care in the words makes him as precious as his newsprint.
Read full commentPosted in Another Man's Treasure
This is gorgeously tragic.
Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2014
This is gorgeously tragic. The sea shells don't help her, do they, for all they've heard. Adore it's ambiguity, how you can tell your own story from it. 'room full of fresh air' is my favourite line, the emptiness swallows you.
Read full commentPosted in Secrets and Seashells
The emotional drainage is
Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2014
The emotional drainage is well conveyed Phillip, your clipped sentences work well to unbutton this interaction down to bare bones. The only distraction for me is the capitalisation on every line. Know it's a style preference but I often get...
Read full commentPosted in Dirty Lucre
It's inventive and thoughtful
Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2014
She's inventive and colourful with a tang of Cockney fun. Just like an autumn tart should be.
Read full commentPosted in Apples, Pears and Treacle Tart (I.P)
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