tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.comments2023-04-10T14:29:56.153+01:00Raw Light: poetry & opinion since 2005Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1750125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-85131586912846648082018-09-30T12:31:50.734+01:002018-09-30T12:31:50.734+01:00Thanks, Di, and thanks, Abby. I loved meeting you ...Thanks, Di, and thanks, Abby. I loved meeting you too. Are you sure that's a dead mole, Abby? How very odd. It looks like a bird to me. Maybe a dead crow is in the eye of the beholder!?<br /><br />Apologies for any broken links in the sidebar, by the way. I can't get access to the primary blogger account to change them, I can only post as a 'guest' - bloody ridiculous, on my own blog! - but maybe one day I'll work out what the password was, LOL, and fix those links.<br /><br />Jane xBeth Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380161514690486378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-90677418567634775472018-09-28T19:39:15.434+01:002018-09-28T19:39:15.434+01:00Great post, Jane. it was a fabulous week and your...Great post, Jane. it was a fabulous week and your contribution, colander on head or no, was stellar. Your 'dead crow' is a dead mole though.ab woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968168679802910465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-166634089026149102018-09-28T15:31:38.431+01:002018-09-28T15:31:38.431+01:00It was fabulous meeting you Jane and I have relive...It was fabulous meeting you Jane and I have relived the Lumb Bank experience all this week, missing the community of Hughesian poets. Best wishes to you and do keep in touch. Di Beddownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-10873945025357668522015-03-19T11:17:38.231+00:002015-03-19T11:17:38.231+00:00Dear Jane
Good luck with this one! It was very go...Dear Jane<br /><br />Good luck with this one! It was very good of Victoria Lamb to find the time to help you out with it.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon et RustyPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-81569699714095396182015-03-02T18:44:57.375+00:002015-03-02T18:44:57.375+00:00Non-Kindle owners can still buy and access Kindle ...Non-Kindle owners can still buy and access Kindle books via FREE Kindle apps on other devices like laptops, iPads or computers. Just go to the book page on Amazon on your chosen device and try to buy it - Amazon will then guide you through the process of installing one of these FREE Kindle-reading apps on whichever device you are on.<br /><br />Simple!JANE HOLLANDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106938110286631948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-18964578580457384492015-03-02T16:05:18.801+00:002015-03-02T16:05:18.801+00:00Hi Jane,
having for some reason just been advised...Hi Jane,<br /> having for some reason just been advised of your existence by Twitter<br />(I don't use Twitter, hence puzzlement) can I make the point that making your book available on Kindle rather limits your readership - I don't have a Kindle, and with the best will in the world, I'm not going to buy one just to get youyr book.<br /><br />but best wishes, and I look forward to following your blog<br /><br />Grahaeme Barrasford Younggrahaeme barrasford youngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-72576190070183172362014-12-04T11:14:30.462+00:002014-12-04T11:14:30.462+00:00Dear Jane
It's a real shame that Horizon fold...Dear Jane<br /><br />It's a real shame that Horizon folded as it was one of the best online poetry magazines around.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. Gladdish<br /><br />P.S. I am only repeating my surname for Google reasons!Poetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-63665003324802850162014-12-03T13:52:49.771+00:002014-12-03T13:52:49.771+00:00Thanks, you're a star!
Jane xThanks, you're a star!<br /><br />Jane xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700477414937065931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-4913085159802586372014-12-03T12:24:09.343+00:002014-12-03T12:24:09.343+00:00Dear Jane
As promised, we have bought your Select...Dear Jane<br /><br />As promised, we have bought your Selected Poems and are looking forward to reading them.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-78024643764204956822014-12-03T12:20:53.996+00:002014-12-03T12:20:53.996+00:00Dear Jane
This post hits the poetry nail smack on...Dear Jane<br /><br />This post hits the poetry nail smack on the head and we will certainly be buying a copy of your Selected Poems when they appear.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-56278900590340801612014-10-12T13:26:03.946+01:002014-10-12T13:26:03.946+01:00And this is my first blog comment for years... exc...And this is my first blog comment for years... exciting!deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-83197207705351300252014-10-12T13:24:38.640+01:002014-10-12T13:24:38.640+01:00Thanks for this. I can't agree more. (Also add...Thanks for this. I can't agree more. (Also add to this all those poets who never bothered trying to publish at all... but whose books we now mysteriously have.)deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-78436816910691016832014-07-02T04:29:58.502+01:002014-07-02T04:29:58.502+01:00Where should I start to see into the past?Where should I start to see into the past?the_out_castehttps://twitter.com/thisismetypingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-31789810944628520432014-03-07T11:52:34.586+00:002014-03-07T11:52:34.586+00:00Dear Jane
I tend towards simplicity with my title...Dear Jane<br /><br />I tend towards simplicity with my titles. For example the first few poems in 'Back to Basics' are: Zebra, Yo-Yo, X-Rays, Wistful Wales & The Village. I do think that it's important to come up with an impressive title for a collection which is why I entitled my Selected Poems 'Speckled, Spotted & Streaked'. You have to be as famous as Seamus to get away with a title like North!<br /><br />Best wishes from SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-68176438728551267082013-11-14T15:10:15.958+00:002013-11-14T15:10:15.958+00:00Dear Jane
I should have said Stephanie Hopkins Hu...Dear Jane<br /><br />I should have said Stephanie Hopkins Hughes and Happy Birthday very soon!<br /><br />Best wishes from SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-30402554788197620432013-11-14T14:59:21.948+00:002013-11-14T14:59:21.948+00:00Dear Jane
We hope that your new book sells like h...Dear Jane<br /><br />We hope that your new book sells like hot pies! The Tudor period was one of the most fascinating in our history. We have discovered a brilliant blog called Politicworm, written by an American woman called Stephanie Hopkins, about who she thinks Shakespeare really was. It is well worth checking out if you haven't already done so.<br /><br />Happy Birthday from Simon et Rusty Poetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-72581633302004601372013-11-14T11:02:04.860+00:002013-11-14T11:02:04.860+00:00Plug away, dear friend, plug away.
And thank you!...Plug away, dear friend, plug away.<br /><br />And thank you! 21 again ...<br /><br />JxJane Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590668593487445482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-12901792928812159652013-11-14T10:53:00.689+00:002013-11-14T10:53:00.689+00:00Dear Jane
Many Happy Returns on Sunday! If you...Dear Jane<br /><br />Many Happy Returns on Sunday! If you'll allow me a small plug, my Selected Poems 'Speckled Spotted & Streaked' are now available from Lulu.com for only £1O!<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon et RustyPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-51522151445580697482013-11-04T13:25:42.726+00:002013-11-04T13:25:42.726+00:00Thank you Simon and Rusty! Tres gentils of you! Jx...Thank you Simon and Rusty! Tres gentils of you! JxJane Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590668593487445482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-9370395598464451172013-11-04T13:21:35.641+00:002013-11-04T13:21:35.641+00:00Dear Jane
Very vivid portrayal! We have been rere...Dear Jane<br /><br />Very vivid portrayal! We have been rereading your blog and there is an absolute abundance of good things here for anyone who is genuinely interested in poetry or prose or both.<br /><br />Warm wishes from Simon et RustyPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-15323371850863781622013-10-25T16:17:28.450+01:002013-10-25T16:17:28.450+01:00Dear Jane
Thank God I'm a dilettante! Is ther...Dear Jane<br /><br />Thank God I'm a dilettante! Is there no limit to your talents? I am only gradually beginning to realize what a true Renaissance woman you are.<br /><br />Warm wishes from SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-66088664747100737532013-10-25T16:03:04.623+01:002013-10-25T16:03:04.623+01:00Dear Jane
Extremely impressive line-up of contrib...Dear Jane<br /><br />Extremely impressive line-up of contributors. Thinking about it, being a novelist locked away in a study must be a bit like being a monk or nun shut up in a religious cell like Mother Julian of Norwich.<br /><br />Warm wishes from Rusty et SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-39874873646066135922013-10-25T12:01:31.155+01:002013-10-25T12:01:31.155+01:00Dear Jane
You should have been a nun! We are alre...Dear Jane<br /><br />You should have been a nun! We are already on our luggage weight limit but will add this intriguing book to our Christmas list when we return.<br /><br />Warm wishes from Rusty et SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-13366206591662612072013-10-25T11:52:51.703+01:002013-10-25T11:52:51.703+01:00Dear Dylan
Many thanks for explaining the trickie...Dear Dylan<br /><br />Many thanks for explaining the trickier points of A Brief History of Time to us. Stephen Hawking really needs you to put his complicated theories into language that everyone can understand!<br /><br />Warm wishes from Rusty & SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-12625400599827993262013-09-28T16:20:29.840+01:002013-09-28T16:20:29.840+01:00Dear Jane
We already own all of these titles but ...Dear Jane<br /><br />We already own all of these titles but good luck in finding other satisfied punters!<br /><br />Warm wishes from Rusty & SimonPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.com