Danny Reynolds
England

E-mail Address: Ddaniel99@aol.com
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Why write poetry, Poet?

Mixed reasons. Sometimes (Mainly?) to promote controversy with humour. Sometimes to cleanse the soul's palate. Sometimes as an aide-mémoire, for myself. Sometimes, a distinct opinion, whether I have thought it through or not!

How did you get started writing poetry?

"I remember, I remember, the house where I was born..... The little window where the sun........" Answers on a postcard to me please, telling who wrote it and why?

Primary 7. St. Kessogs Primary - something about igneous rock/metamorphic/lava. It didn't rhyme, so the teacher was impressed.

Being wary, I took a very long break........... .......When I started again, it was due to a lack of offensive/humorous verses for Retirement/Wedding/Leaving cards for colleagues. This has led to requests from all sorts, to construct an instant Benny-Hillism, and when possible, I oblige.

Who were your influences?

Again, my first strong recognition of the power of the written word, has to be the war poems of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. There was just something about "the cadaver eyes" at the back of the wagon, and the whole horror of the time. Yet, that side very seldom (if ever) surfaces in my own work. Mind you, there's time yet?

What is your favourite poetic verse?

Don't know. Some of my favourite poems have been ruined or improved by the addition of music. Whereas my favourite musical poem, must be the instrumental, "Ice" by Camel. Andy Lattimer's guitar says "I feel what you hear....emotion, passion, contentment."

Anyway, if we could all write and appreciate poetry, we might be too busy reading the others to write our own? And if that happened, we'd have nothing to read! So keep writing.

Examples of poetry.

Aaron Aardvark’s Alphabetical Advancement   Affirmation   A New Jerusalem   A Nursery Rhyme for Africa   A Really Filthy Poem   Aunty Christmas?   Autumn With You   Aye Claudicus!   Ballad of the Effects Pedals   CornCremation Street   Don’t lee yir dug wi Danny!(Part 2?)   E-Buy gum!   Electric Spear-Dodging   Fae the Lochs Tae the Lakes   Giving up Smoking   How many poets does it take to put out a candle?   I Don’t Remember?   In Sure Rants Claims   Jeely Jors and Welly Rings   Modern Heartbreak   Nay fair weather friends need apply   No more Sherry on the Mantelpiece   Nooner’s Spightmare   Oh beautiful bridge over the River Leven   Oh Calcutta, Calcutta Cup   Oor Beautiful Language?   Orville the Earwig's big day   Rabbie’s Eye   Rabbie's Revenge   Some lay where, no Poppies grow   Soulmate   Tay a Tragic Poet   Thank God I’m an Atheist

That Elusive Sound   The 1970's   The answer is winding in the blow!   The Belly Button Thief   The Fingers on the Window   The Hame That A Miss Maist   The Ladyton Spring   The Lean Stigma Special   The Magical Pharmacist from Old Phoo King   The Men Only Razor?   The Mole The Merrier?   The Mole the Merrier. (Part Two)   The Musical Yoke of my Youth   The Overlord of Annandale   The penny tray at Ken's Rat Boutique   The Phantom Y-Front Pincher   The Poor Wee Urchin Who Spoke Funny   The Real National Lottery?   The Sewage Works of the Bleary-Eyed   The Three Trees   The Turning of the Year   The Unwanted Prize   The Weeping Lass   To the Nit-Pickers   True Friendship?   Twinkle Twinkle, Miniscule Star   Unstationery Traveller   Up an doon hills when you’re Thirteen   Wake up and smell the Heather   Wee Sam’s Lament   Why Senga?   Wilbur’s gonna get me/you!

Examples of songs. Tears on the Coast