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Words by Richard J Whiting

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Words Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

My favourite poets
Are those who
Write from the heart;

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 25/10/2011
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The Appeal of Poetry by Richard J Whiting

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The Appeal of Poetry Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

This is an appeal
On behalf of the
Royal Society For
The Protection of Poets.

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 27/09/2011
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Lucky Stars by Richard J Whiting

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Lucky Stars Copyright © Richard J Whiting 2011

Itʼs a Triple-Rollover.

The papers say
That the winner

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Tue, 30/08/2011
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Maternal Wisdom by Colin Whyles

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Maternal Wisdom Copyright © Colin Whyles 2011

Perhaps I should have listened
when Mother dispensed wisdom
regarding fruit forbidden;

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Tue, 30/08/2011
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Yesterday's News by R J Whiting

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Yesterdayʼs News Copyright © R J Whiting

The train shatters through the arteries of London;
An avant-garde steel band of hisses and creaks;
Neon insects alight on faces and forms

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 31/05/2011
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Finding Focus by R J Whiting

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Finding Focus Copyright © R J Whiting

Tomorrow, theyʼd promised
To head for the coast…

Coins dropped in metallic rhyme.

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Tue, 31/05/2011
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Hairbrush

Hairbrush Copyright © Florence Cox 2011

Borrowed hairbrush on the sill,
rich with a birdʼs nest of your brown hair...
Yes, it is brown still; you are young.

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Private Reading
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Mon, 28/02/2011
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Advice by Thraves Thraveson

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Advice Copyright © Thraves Thraveson 2011

Donʼt mess with the messenger
Cut to the chase
Run with the hare

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Tue, 22/02/2011
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No Strings by Rob Lock

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No Strings Copyright © Rob Lock 2011

Reports of lions whelping in the street
when she was born are absent:
if portents were abroad

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 22/02/2011
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War Illustrated by Richard Whiting

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War, Illustrated Copyright © Richard Whiting 2011

He holds his photographs;
They tremble in an uncertain grip;
The face of an aged youth;

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Poetry Aloud, Benson Blakes, Bury St Edmunds
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Tue, 25/01/2011
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