FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite poet and poem.

By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Kind of like Seamus Heaney and “mid term break” has a certain resonance.

While not a poem, like the prose of Peter Niemöller? Especially “first they came’.

What’s yours?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dandelion,

Toss a coin to your Witcher!

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By *erriAnneTV/TS
over a year ago

The shire

There was a young lady from Ryde

Who ate bad apples and died

Inside the lamented

The apples fermented

And made cider inside her inside

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hands down Philip Larkin for me. I love the Whitsun Weddings collection, specifically the poem The Whitsun Weddings.

I also love his poems: Afternoons, Essential Beauty, and Dockery & Son.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always always been Rainbow Bridge

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It’s a war poem.

The German Guns by Pvt. S. Baldrick, 1917

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many beautiful words in poems.. Difficult to think of a favourite.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

This is spooky.

I'm not into poetry, but I actually wrote some for a fellow fabber the other day.

Not to woo her, more for humour than anything else.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whoso List to Hunt by Sir Thomas Wyatt

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Whoso List to Hunt by Sir Thomas Wyatt

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

The highway man, forgot about that one, great call.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Touched by an angel.. Mia angelou

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

It’s not actually classed as a poem but ‘No Man is an Island’ by John Donne is a favourite of mine.

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

Wild Geese, Mary Oliver x

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

EE Cummings, I Carry Your Heart

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

"Hands down Philip Larkin for me. I love the Whitsun Weddings collection, specifically the poem The Whitsun Weddings.

I also love his poems: Afternoons, Essential Beauty, and Dockery & Son. "

I prefer the North Ship, love Ugly Sister and Kick Up the Fire.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coleridge "Kubla Khan". The most important poem and poet in my life. God bless his sweet soul

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hands down Philip Larkin for me. I love the Whitsun Weddings collection, specifically the poem The Whitsun Weddings.

I also love his poems: Afternoons, Essential Beauty, and Dockery & Son. "

"The Trees." You know that one?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"EE Cummings, I Carry Your Heart"

somewhere i have never travelled and jesse james.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Margaret Atwood, variation on the word sleep

Tennessee Williams, the wine drinkers

Sylvia Plath, black shoe

Shel Silverstein, the giving tree

Walt Whitman, I sing the body electric

Mattisonax, golfing

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

I'm a cheesy WB Yeats fan

Others because you did not keep

That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine;

Yet always when I look death in the face,

When I clamber to the heights of sleep,

Or when I grow excited with wine,

Suddenly I meet your face.

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll

"Was brillig and the sliththy tobes

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"

Would have written more but auto correct wants to change every word!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like that raven one they did on the simpsons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

robert frost...... the road not taken

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

"EE Cummings, I Carry Your Heart

somewhere i have never travelled and jesse james. "

I recommend his book "Erotic Poems".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

because it was grassy and wanted wear

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep

By Mary Elizabeth Frye

It’s a funeral poem but it means a lot to me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep

By Mary Elizabeth Frye

It’s a funeral poem but it means a lot to me."
_a luna with her silken hair

does she know i care

will she let me see her bare

i wonder when and where

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

Kung Fu International.

John Cooper Clarke.

Anything by William McGonagal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dr John Cooper Clarke , a modern day laureate, and total genius , all of his works !

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Live in the same area as Simon Armitage, kind of feel like some of his writing resonates with some of the area.

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

"because it was grassy and wanted wear

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I..

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"because it was grassy and wanted wear

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I..

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

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very good

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

I love a lot of different poems and my favourite will depend on my mood. On the whole it's Larkin, Heaney or cummings (lady, I will touch you with my mind is one that pops into my head on a very regular basis).

Right now I'm enjoying Michael Faudet's spare and minimalist style.

Please don't be gentle with me,

she whispered,

I want you to push my knees apart

and paint my thighs

with purple kisses

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"I like that raven one they did on the simpsons"

Edgar Allan Poe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I like that raven one they did on the simpsons

Edgar Allan Poe"
never more aaaark

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

"Dr John Cooper Clarke , a modern day laureate, and total genius , all of his works ! "

Saw JCC live 2 years ago, absolute genius

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

"because it was grassy and wanted wear

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I..

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

very good

Beautiful poem.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The most recent I fell in love with was "Some Cunt Used the "N" Word" by John Cooper Clarke. Genius.

Love at First Sight by Wislawa Szymborska might be my favourite poem ever though... hard to say

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"because it was grassy and wanted wear

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I..

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

very good

Beautiful poem."
i love poetry but in moderation

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By *rank speakerMan
over a year ago

Worcester

"It’s not actually classed as a poem but ‘No Man is an Island’ by John Donne is a favourite of mine. "

Good call! Must be an age thing I like the old romantics?

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

"The most recent I fell in love with was "Some Cunt Used the "N" Word" by John Cooper Clarke. Genius.

Love at First Sight by Wislawa Szymborska might be my favourite poem ever though... hard to say"

Love at First Sight is glorious!

Beautiful is such a certainty,

but uncertainty is more beautiful.

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By *vcarolTV/TS
over a year ago

kilmarnockish

"I like that raven one they did on the simpsons

Edgar Allan Poe"

Two by him. These are a must for everyone, and they mean a huge amount to me, so much so that one is going to be read at my funeral thinking more forward planning . Don’t worry not happing soon.

They are The Dream, and the more important one Dream within a Dream.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My candle burns at both ends

It will not last the night

But ah my foes

And oh my friends

It makes a lovely light

Nabbed off posters on the tube some point in the 90s...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dr John Cooper Clarke , a modern day laureate, and total genius , all of his works !

Saw JCC live 2 years ago, absolute genius "

I saw him with the Cramps , the Clash and the Police, not all on the same night sadly , but then I did get to see him three times

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

"My candle burns at both ends

It will not last the night

But ah my foes

And oh my friends

It makes a lovely light

Nabbed off posters on the tube some point in the 90s..."

Edna St Vincent Millay. She was a fascinating woman.

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By *iscreet UnicornWoman
over a year ago

Windsor-ish

Hairy Maclarey& Friends

By Dame Lynley Dodd

Best poems as a kid and i still love them now at 37!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The most recent I fell in love with was "Some Cunt Used the "N" Word" by John Cooper Clarke. Genius.

Love at First Sight by Wislawa Szymborska might be my favourite poem ever though... hard to say

Love at First Sight is glorious!

Beautiful is such a certainty,

but uncertainty is more beautiful."

Isn't she incredible? That one breaks me and gives me hope at the same time.

"Facts" by her makes me feel I know her personally

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I love a lot of different poems and my favourite will depend on my mood. On the whole it's Larkin, Heaney or cummings (lady, I will touch you with my mind is one that pops into my head on a very regular basis).

Right now I'm enjoying Michael Faudet's spare and minimalist style.

Please don't be gentle with me,

she whispered,

I want you to push my knees apart

and paint my thighs

with purple kisses"

Never read this, it is on my read list know.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"Hairy Maclarey& Friends

By Dame Lynley Dodd

Best poems as a kid and i still love them now at 37!

I read Hairy MacLarey to my kids

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My candle burns at both ends

It will not last the night

But ah my foes

And oh my friends

It makes a lovely light

Nabbed off posters on the tube some point in the 90s...

Edna St Vincent Millay. She was a fascinating woman."

Opens google page to investigate...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i wandered lonely as a cloud

that floats on by o'er vales and hills

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By *V-AliceTV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

"Kung Fu International.

John Cooper Clarke.

Anything by William McGonagal.

John Cooper Clarke - brilliant!

I Married A Monster From Outer Space

Listen to it (and more) here:

Dr John Cooper Clarke at the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b080w7lv

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

"The most recent I fell in love with was "Some Cunt Used the "N" Word" by John Cooper Clarke. Genius.

Love at First Sight by Wislawa Szymborska might be my favourite poem ever though... hard to say

Love at First Sight is glorious!

Beautiful is such a certainty,

but uncertainty is more beautiful.

Isn't she incredible? That one breaks me and gives me hope at the same time.

"Facts" by her makes me feel I know her personally "

I don't know Facts, but will take your recommendation and hunt it down.

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By *iscreet UnicornWoman
over a year ago

Windsor-ish

"Hairy Maclary & Friends

By Dame Lynley Dodd

Best poems as a kid and i still love them now at 37!

I read Hairy MacLary to my kids

My favourites forever!! Hairy Maclary (from Donaldsons dairy) Hercules Morse (size of a horse) Bottomly Potts (covered in spots) hahaha

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By *ingle Dad SeekingMan
over a year ago

Northern England

"Live in the same area as Simon Armitage, kind of feel like some of his writing resonates with some of the area.

I live in the same place that Ted Hughes grew up in - and (as you're probably aware); much of his poetry resonates with this area too. There's definitely something quite magical about The Pennines; although "Dreamers" - in which he describes Sylvia and his first (cataclysmic) meeting with Assisia Weevil, is my favourite poem.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"Hairy Maclary & Friends

By Dame Lynley Dodd

Best poems as a kid and i still love them now at 37!

I read Hairy MacLary to my kids

My favourites forever!! Hairy Maclary (from Donaldsons dairy) Hercules Morse (size of a horse) Bottomly Potts (covered in spots) hahaha

Bitzer maloney (all skinny and bony)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rick Mayall the peoples poet, genius

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

I like a bit of Dylan Thomas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The most recent I fell in love with was "Some Cunt Used the "N" Word" by John Cooper Clarke. Genius.

Whoa, I just searched for this on youtube. What an intensely clever poem, as well as hilarious. Genius indeed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dr John Cooper Clarke , a modern day laureate, and total genius , all of his works !

Saw JCC live 2 years ago, absolute genius "

Pity the plight of poor fellows

Too long abed with no sleep

Love that man to bits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I like that raven one they did on the simpsons

Edgar Allan Poenever more aaaark"

Did you know that's why my Ravens are so called? Edgar Allen Poe was from Baltimore.

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By *illy999TV/TS
over a year ago

Taunton

From a Railway Carriage

bi "Stevie Ray" Stevenson

nice steady rhythm with no

blues ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't have one overall favourite, but I'm an Edgar Allan Poe kinda girl. I also love "the highway man" by Alfred Notes, that one always sticks with me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The most recent I fell in love with was "Some Cunt Used the "N" Word" by John Cooper Clarke. Genius.

Whoa, I just searched for this on youtube. What an intensely clever poem, as well as hilarious. Genius indeed. "

Isn't it great? I'm looking forward to checking out ALL of the prose listed here too...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you fancy something sensual and erotic John Donne's "To His Mistress Going to Bed". Just exquisite.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My top 3 are

1. R@pe of the Lock - Alexander Pope

2. Lament for the makers - William Dunbar

3. Souls Errand - Walter Raleigh.

All 3 were in a collection of poems I read as a teenager and at some point I could recite them from memory. I've read some really good ones since then, but none have struck me like those.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The most recent I fell in love with was "Some Cunt Used the "N" Word" by John Cooper Clarke. Genius.

Love at First Sight by Wislawa Szymborska might be my favourite poem ever though... hard to say"

Just listened to "Some Cunt used the" N" word" and it's now a favourite

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I like John Hegley. He's very funny. Luke

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

Philip Larkin - They fuck you up your mum and dad.

Thomas Hardy - The Darkling Thrush

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By *linyMan
over a year ago

Manchester/London

"It’s a war poem.

The German Guns by Pvt. S. Baldrick, 1917"

YES someone said it!! A lyrical genius

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski or any of his poams really

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Poems

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

Try to find the 2003 BBC radio production of "Under Milk Wood". It's a wonderful prose poem play, and this particular version is a joy to listen to. Somehow they separated the Richard Burton part from the original 1954 radio broadcast, and replaced the english actors from the early version with an all welsh cast.

"To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboatbobbing sea."

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By *andare63Man
over a year ago

oldham

If by Rudyard Kipling

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboatbobbing sea.""

I will always and forever hear this in Richard Burton's voice...

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

I will always and forever hear this in Richard Burton's voice..."

I know, wonderful isn't it?

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By *ighland gentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ardgay

Warming her pearls by Carol Ann Duffy.

Strawberries by Edwin Morgan.

Both erotic and sensual

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I like John Hegley. He's very funny. Luke "

I saw him at the comedy store, 356 years ago

He was brilliant

My fave of his is entitled 'The Suitcase'

" They fill me up with just about as much as I can take.

And they wonder why I break

And then they stick labels on me"

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

"Warming her pearls by Carol Ann Duffy.

Strawberries by Edwin Morgan.

Both erotic and sensual"

I do love Warming Her Pearls: all night I feel their absence and I burn. Beautiful.

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