tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.comments2023-11-03T11:00:07.566+00:00DisplacementFiona Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comBlogger529125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-10654494844815460882017-12-20T18:02:05.144+00:002017-12-20T18:02:05.144+00:00Thank you Simon. Yes, very sad news about Sarah M...Thank you Simon. Yes, very sad news about Sarah Maguire. All the best for Xmas and NY to you too. Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775147018175482436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-20435446833790761832017-12-10T11:03:00.339+00:002017-12-10T11:03:00.339+00:00Dear Fiona
Welcome back - I was beginning to imag...Dear Fiona<br /><br />Welcome back - I was beginning to imagine the worst! Sad news about Sarah Maguire who was only three weeks younger than me. She was not just a good poet but also a good person so her loss will be widely felt. May I take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-73021794377840008312017-11-29T13:25:51.870+00:002017-11-29T13:25:51.870+00:00Thank you Nell. The photos are sunrises, not suns...Thank you Nell. The photos are sunrises, not sunsets; sunset at Aldeburgh happens over rooftops, or over the Alde marshes if you are out that way. And thanks for not mentioning the blurry photo of Mimi & co: my phone will not take clear non-flash pictures indoors!Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-54556783960875908562017-11-29T12:34:40.880+00:002017-11-29T12:34:40.880+00:00The photographs of sunset, outside and through win...The photographs of sunset, outside and through windows, at the end are absolutely perfect. But also the whole thing simply lovely to read. Nellissimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13934380788177203319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-39934018069502733542017-06-12T10:46:27.000+01:002017-06-12T10:46:27.000+01:00Yes, very sad indeed. Me too, both the poetry and...Yes, very sad indeed. Me too, both the poetry and the prose.<br /><br />As for Theresa May, perhaps the wild surmise was prophetic... Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-36886326612382793302017-06-07T13:58:19.684+01:002017-06-07T13:58:19.684+01:00Dear Fiona
Tres marrant! Theresa May at a wild su...Dear Fiona<br /><br />Tres marrant! Theresa May at a wild surmise. Did you know that French has only around a hundred thousand words whereas English has over a million. Sad news about Helen Dunmore who has died too young aged 64. I own most of her books and have always been a great admirer of her work.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-51208417913201799202017-05-31T23:17:06.756+01:002017-05-31T23:17:06.756+01:00Diolch Sarah! Maybe it's a Sign, though a wei...Diolch Sarah! Maybe it's a Sign, though a weirdly new age one.Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-6279710344553194912017-05-31T23:00:08.268+01:002017-05-31T23:00:08.268+01:00Planed Cymunwr - Planet of the Communicant, a/c Y ...Planed Cymunwr - Planet of the Communicant, a/c Y Geireadur Cyfoes, The Modern Welsh Dictionary (says the Vicar, somewhat appropriately ).Sarah Rowland Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-18138525158035164192017-05-31T18:45:04.589+01:002017-05-31T18:45:04.589+01:00OK. Raises interesting adjective/noun questions. ...OK. Raises interesting adjective/noun questions. There’s the Lacquer Passbook, the Lifeless Dendrites, the Gripping Passbook, the Unjointed Kiosk Indictment Passbook and the Scrubby Nauseous Passbook. You’ll have to do Plaid Cymru! <br /><br />For family names I used www.britishsurnames.co.uk and for first names the most comprehensive online list I could find – can’t remember which one.<br /><br />Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-92210996867753929052017-05-31T18:16:18.167+01:002017-05-31T18:16:18.167+01:00I rather like "Consolables", even if the...I rather like "Consolables", even if they are the party of stale leakage. What are the analogous substitute names for the other parties? And how do you generate new personal names? Chambers + Phone Book?<br /><br />Richard PowellRichard Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673368212652820920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-84625962332388672612017-02-28T11:01:06.091+00:002017-02-28T11:01:06.091+00:00Dear Fiona
Good luck with your campaign! I dare s...Dear Fiona<br /><br />Good luck with your campaign! I dare say that Seamus's work will survive whatever happens to his place of origin. For a lot of British people Northern Ireland is a minefield that they don't particularly want to explore.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-32775522757011933372017-02-09T11:34:06.734+00:002017-02-09T11:34:06.734+00:00Dear Fiona
Yes, and the booming sales of contempo...Dear Fiona<br /><br />Yes, and the booming sales of contemporary poetry simply proves what a fantastic job British poetry editors are doing! Somebody once described poetry as the Olympics of literature. There is no money in it but the competition is merciless.<br /><br />Best wishes from SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-42832821600196284792017-02-06T16:01:39.957+00:002017-02-06T16:01:39.957+00:00Editors can indeed get punch-drunk. However I thi...Editors can indeed get punch-drunk. However I think that mostly they do a good job choosing stuff that, according to their criteria and taste, works. And there is broad agreement between them about writing habits.Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-39210727747048358842017-02-03T12:19:29.872+00:002017-02-03T12:19:29.872+00:00Dear Fiona
You get more like Nell Nelson every da...Dear Fiona<br /><br />You get more like Nell Nelson every day. You'll be starting your own publishing house next! I think that one of the more understandable reasons why British poetry editors make so many dreadful decisions is because they are completely punch-drunk after wading through thousands of manuscripts of varying quality.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-54623880627404548512017-01-30T09:00:32.026+00:002017-01-30T09:00:32.026+00:00Thanks Gareth. I'm not sure everything in thi...Thanks Gareth. I'm not sure everything in this post is universally valid. Mainly the ordering; I think I remember someone who runs another pamphlet competition saying they weren't too bothered about the order of poems when reading entries, presumably because it can be sorted out later. I still think it's common sense, at the very least, to grab the reader with the first poem. Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-75167959546338562802017-01-29T20:01:49.429+00:002017-01-29T20:01:49.429+00:00interesting work. I'm a bit naive with these s...interesting work. I'm a bit naive with these sort of things as I just throw some poems together. Typical man the Mrs says. so good tips for future reference. thank you FionaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338478418025420275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-67881881594984908912016-12-13T12:11:54.374+00:002016-12-13T12:11:54.374+00:00Dear Fiona
Perhaps you could take some loud haile...Dear Fiona<br /><br />Perhaps you could take some loud hailers with you next year. I wish you and your family a very merry Christmas.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-13926290936317876722016-11-10T04:24:38.385+00:002016-11-10T04:24:38.385+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.shahhttp://www.jaunelia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-72250191849178348752016-09-02T10:26:17.077+01:002016-09-02T10:26:17.077+01:00I think most of us would dare!I think most of us would dare!Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-8833814117929484922016-09-01T15:54:09.247+01:002016-09-01T15:54:09.247+01:00Dear Fiona
As C Day Lewis warned us back in 1964:...Dear Fiona<br /><br />As C Day Lewis warned us back in 1964: 'Stop venerating poets as sages, as this inhibits criticism. A poet, after all, is no wiser than most other people.'<br /><br />Best wishes from SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-22853656429102964472016-09-01T15:28:52.458+01:002016-09-01T15:28:52.458+01:00Dear Fiona
Seamus Heaney, of course, famously des...Dear Fiona<br /><br />Seamus Heaney, of course, famously described himself as 'a minor poet.' I wouldn't dare to disagree with him.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. Gladdish<br /><br />Poetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-35238637370457612722016-08-06T16:28:14.804+01:002016-08-06T16:28:14.804+01:00I hope you enjoy reading her work, Simon. I hope you enjoy reading her work, Simon. Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-63052163100576760822016-08-04T15:27:32.519+01:002016-08-04T15:27:32.519+01:00Dear Fiona
For some reason I thought that Denise ...Dear Fiona<br /><br />For some reason I thought that Denise Riley was American. I clearly need to find out more about her!<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-26945405658316955382016-07-05T17:00:48.474+01:002016-07-05T17:00:48.474+01:00Thank you Freda.Thank you Freda.Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648230750208763565.post-18349707271651723822016-07-05T16:59:48.583+01:002016-07-05T16:59:48.583+01:00I guess because money isn't the only factor, t...I guess because money isn't the only factor, though we would all like poetry and Premier League fee scales to be reversed!Fiona Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052038869211775919noreply@blogger.com