A poem that I read today by Mac

[Macavity]

Some of my fav publication sites for reading...

https://autumnskypoetrydaily.com/2023/0 ... /#comments

https://atriumpoetry.com/2023/04/14/ves ... na-larkin/

Some interesting poems by Helen Ivory here

https://thehighwindowpress.com/category/poetry/

[Macavity]

The power of the short poem...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/ ... le-clifton

[jisbell00]

She's great, and that's a great poem. The Guardian commentary I think is OK, at its best when it just quotes other poems of hers. I'm not convinced they've summed this poem up and put a ribbon around it.

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

This one is by a WW2 poet

https://www.theguardian.com/books/books ... alun-lewis

[jisbell00]

Fine poem. I liked this line: "the loud celebrities / Exhorting us to slaughter." I hear that.

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

https://allpoetry.com/poem/8519921-The- ... R-S-Thomas

[jisbell00]

Lovely. I don't know RS Thomas very well. I especially like this line: "letting our prayers break on him."

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

He can be relentlessly dour, so I limit myself to a dip, though I did attend a reading by him and he mesmerized. I like the 'lean hours'.

[jisbell00]

Yes, that is nice, isn't it!
The site gives just his birthdate: 1913, so I'd imagine there's a death date somewhere.

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

He died in 2000 John.

https://poetryarchive.org/poet/r-s-thomas/

[jisbell00]

That seems natural. A birth date of 1913 with no death date might suggest that one is dealing with a vampire!

Nice that you got to see him read.

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

https://poetryarchive.org/poem/cool-web/

[jisbell00]

Nice poem, Phil! I like this one as well:

https://www.best-poems.net/robert_grave ... ident.html

Which for some reason always reminds me of this:
https://www.oatridge.co.uk/poems/w/will ... museum.php

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

Thanks John, enjoyed those, particularly the lice glue

I holidayed at Criccieth a couple of times. Good base for trips to Snowdonia, Llyn and Anglesey. It also has a splendid fish n' chips

[jisbell00]

Two great poets!

In a perfect world, the splendid fish and chips might have made it into the poem!

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

I dipped into a BBC radio programme and this is what I heard.

[jisbell00]

Ouf. That's bleak, and not without reason. Thanks for posting, Phil, I know Johnson's name but not his work. Here are The Pogues in parallel:

[Macavity]

Good one John. Dangerous to be on street.

[jisbell00]

It is indeed. One can run into, among other things, the wrong sort of coppers with too much time on their hands.

CHeers,
John

[Macavity]

A poem that David mentioned and very good it is too...

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.u ... unt-julia/

[jisbell00]

Yes, a very nice poem! THanks for psoting.

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

A lovely birdie poem

https://atriumpoetry.com/2023/07/25/las ... ue-butler/

[Macavity]

A very useful closing line if you have children...

https://autumnskypoetrydaily.com/2023/0 ... /#comments

Autumn Sky is one of my favourite reading sites. It has a facility that allows a site search for formal or free verse or vintage poems.

[jisbell00]

Yup, that is a famous closing line. Good to be reminded how good Marianne Moore is. She is neglected these days IMO.

Cheers,
John

[Macavity]

Would the world be a better place without men?

https://ramrowriter.com/2023/01/08/the-buddhas-wife/