Stephen Thom
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140 of my 1,148 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 145 votes
Stephen Thom
Carrbridge/Edinburgh
Mandolin strummer in a folk-rock band 'Dante' https://www.youtube.com/user/wearedante
@StephenThom3
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Excellent, liked 'brash and
Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2020
Excellent, liked 'brash and characterful villains ' and 'of piratical air'. Like the way you're imaginative with words, take a shot at things, it gives your work a unique style
Read full commentPosted in Now the Cars Are Moving.
Intriguing story, enjoyed!
Posted on Tue, 19 May 2020
Intriguing story, enjoyed!
Read full commentPosted in Twisted Time
Treble clef of hose, gorse
Posted on Tue, 28 Apr 2020
Treble clef of hose, gorse plays yellow jazz, you're a treasure, one of my favourite poets
Read full commentPosted in 28th April
In all the empty bottle of a
Posted on Sun, 03 May 2020
In all the empty bottle of a mind. Towering, emotional work. Yesterday's cold words, The tip of the blade, killing time as it's killing us... Lots of dark beauty to appreciate here. Fantastic work
* Is it 'when I realised'? (I when...
Read full commentPosted in Aversion Therapy
powerful, a bit magical,
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2020
powerful, a bit magical, reminded me a bit of ted hughes. Really liked this poem
Read full commentPosted in Crooked Timber
An engaging piece of life
Posted on Sat, 05 Oct 2019
An engaging piece of life writing, the time pressure and accompanying stress regarding the trolley rental was well-rendered. Enjoyed reading :)
Read full commentPosted in Elevation Worship Part Ten.
An absorbing and, at points,
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2019
An absorbing and, at points, emotional and weighty stream of consciousness, all the more real and effective for its rattle of short sentences, off-set against the background observations and life noise. Very much liked 'the entropy of lives where...
Read full commentPosted in Never trust a writer
Skilfully done, dark
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2019
Skilfully done, dark psychological dynamics, liked 'lunar violence' and 'until we were just secrets of the field and heather'. Great work
Read full commentPosted in Hares
Beautiful diction, original
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2019
Beautiful diction, original phrases and compund words ('rainbows prism-prison free', 'salt bright-broke', 'sun semaphore flocks' - this invention and musicality is one of my favourite parts of your poetry) and control imbues this with life,...
Read full commentPosted in wings, late summer
Just wonderful again... a
Posted on Tue, 30 Apr 2019
Just wonderful again... a full heart and the right words, a natural musicality in how they fall, your writing is a natural extension of you... do you have any books/collections out?
Read full commentPosted in rock
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