Today's poet

[Derby Tup]

Dead impressed with the poems in the fellrunner magazine, big round of applause from me <clap clap clap clap clap clap>. And was the background picture Hes's own work? Fantastic. And why didn't Hes's poem about her own headtorch run make the grade; its possibly the best of a very good bunch if you ask me. Anyway well done guys.

www.hestercox.com

[Alf]

Ah...so it's despondency and gloom we're going for, eh!

Ebb

I know what my heart is like
Since your love died:
It is like a hollow ledge
Holding a little pool
Left there by the tide,
A little tepid pool,
Drying inward from the edge.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Where's those tissues?....snivel

I am very big on despondency and gloom Mossy (though only in my poetry )

and this one (far too long to post here) is the "Daddy" of them all

http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Poetry/Elegy.htm

"The paths of glory lead but to the grave."

[Stolly]

www.hestercox.com

Thanks for the link; the pictures are georgeous.

[freckle]

Thanks for the link; the pictures are georgeous.

Aye, she is good is our birthday girl! planning to purchase at least one if I ever sell my house!

[Fleeter]

Down at the Factory,
It's the same old news,
Another 8 till 5 just isn't giving me any clues,
At least come 5,
I'll be running away the blues

[mr brightside]

So what's this about a gig at Dufton? is it some kind of open mic evening for forumites?

[Nathaniel Lee]

No Mr B it is Simon Armitage who is walking the Pennine Way like an old style troubadour poet. On his website he said he would like to do a gig every night and not charge for it but just send his hat round after to see if he can live on the proceeds of his poetry while he is walking the way.

[Hes]

Aye, she is good is our birthday girl! planning to purchase at least one if I ever sell my house!

I can see a housewarming present opportunity here!

[Hes]

Dead impressed with the poems in the fellrunner magazine, big round of applause from me <clap clap clap clap clap clap>. And was the background picture Hes's own work? Fantastic. And why didn't Hes's poem about her own headtorch run make the grade; its possibly the best of a very good bunch if you ask me. Anyway well done guys.

Thanks Stolly, I'm really pleased that you like my prints. I haven't seen the mag yet but a friend tells me that my night-time run poem is in. It might be under my full name. Are you coming to the Simon Armitage gig?

[freckle]

So what's this about a gig at Dufton? is it some kind of open mic evening for forumites?

As Herkales outlined...the date for the gig is July 15th, the village hall dufton, FREE but simon wants people to give what they think he is worth....he will be available to sign books and there will be some of his books on sale...we will post more details as and when but essentially some of us are hoping to walk with simon on a bit of his peninne walk, and others will be staying over in or near Dufton on the thursday night and having a "casual" trot around the high cup nick route gthe next day...so if you fancy popping along that would be cool...as for formuties reading their own poetry i had thought that would be a lovely idea, either at the village hall or round a camp fire over a couple of snecklifters (the latter would sit far more easy with my performance anxiety!!!!!!)

for more info re simon's walk see http://www.simonarmitage.com/