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Mary Ann Love

  • Last seen on Nov 16 11:31 AM. Member since November 5.
  • I am a 55 year old person
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  • Mary Ann Love : Hi Roger! on November 9
    just to say Hello - hope that's not too forward - I'm new to the site and being in the UK there aren't many members on line when I visit but I've seen your name a couple of times now. It would be nice to hear what kind of poetry you're in to. I am a Personal Tutor and use the site mainly when looking for teaching material.
    Best Wishes, Mary Ann Love.

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  • on From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson, on November 9

    For Navin on From A Railway Carriage

    Hi Navin, I remember reciting this poem when I was going on holiday (in the olden days of steam trains) as the rhythm of the verse very cleverly mimics the rhythm of the train. Nice to know the Golden Oldies are still doing their bit! Mary Ann Love.

  • on Morning Song by Sylvia Plath, on November 6

    Ava Noire June 11, 2005 "dull stars"

    Perhaps at some level these "dull stars" are a comment on the strain a birth of a baby can put the starry-eyed approach to romance in a relationship under. Have a look at the poem "Child" which was written after the birth of her second child. Here the stars are not just "dull" but totally absent "dark, Ceiling without a star". Could these be comments on the dwindling of her marriage to Ted Hughes? Put "Tulips" between these two poems and the "whole" trio becomes so much more than "the sum of the parts".

  • on The Great War by Vernon Scannell, on November 6

    Vernon Scannell

    Wow! what a poet I have been a big fan for years. During his life this man was amongst other things a boxer, a soldier and a teacher and yet many of his poems have an unexpectedly feminine side. If you enjoyed the above and would like to read more, I recommend the tender resignation of "Growing Pain" and "Juan in Middle Age" as a great starting point. Contact me if you would like me to recommend more.

  • on The Lion and Albert by Marriott Edgar, on November 5

    GO POETRY!

    When teaching I often use "The Lion and Albert" alongside a great little poem by Shel Silverstein called "It's Dark in Here". The children love looking at the events inside and out. Poetry is an essential part of a balanced and healthy literary life.
    GO POETRY!