Marion Ashton

A (poet) member of Louth Writing Group. @RoyalHolloway MA in Creative Writing. Well travelled. Lived in Houston, Texas for several years.

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Crazy day my end, so haven’t taken part in @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith Will get round to reading the poems asap.

[Scott @Havenlust]

The yellow in Vincent van Gogh's paintings

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From this - to this!

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@teemgrin @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems Many thanks, Tim.

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My condensed poem today for @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems was influenced by Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘The Art of Losing’.

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@teemgrin @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems Love this one, Tim. My ‘pick of the day’! Would love to hear it read - great use of alliteration and assonance.

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Hello All, sorry I’m late again @TopTweetTuesday Here’s my contribution to today’s great challenge, set by the tireless (even in this heat) @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems - hope it hits the right mark:

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@MatthewMCSmith @TopTweetTuesday @blackboughpoems Many thanks, Matthew. What a lovely message. There is definitely more to come….

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@helen_laycock @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith A moving poem, Helen. Love the powerful image of ‘gilded-pink cloud cradles’.

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@MatthewMCSmith @TopTweetTuesday The ‘pain of love’ powerfully conveyed here, Matthew in a clever Wallace Stevens manner.

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@raybould_drs @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith Powerful poem, Sarah - the one word lines making strong impact: stool - blood - hospital. Cleverly constructed.

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@hool415 @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith Gripping poem, Julian. Love the struggle of ‘untying knots of time’.

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@VWC_Writes @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems ‘Missing speech’ beautifully unfolded here, Vikki. Great poem - love the use of the senses.

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@AliceStainer @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith Lovely build up to the ‘tenuto’ here, Alice.

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@strokingtheair @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith Lovely poem, Eileen. Love the special chosen plants at the end.

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@aperrincycling @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems Lovely to have you back! Love the little piece and its positive message.

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@SteveBirtsequel @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith Nice one, Steve - pushing through the ‘fogginess of America’.

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@heavycloudhaze @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith Gripping poem, Ryan. Love how the lines are holding the room together.

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@helen_laycock @TopTweetTuesday @blackboughpoems @MatthewMCSmith Many thanks, Helen.

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Happy Tuesday, fellow poets. Here’s my #Touch poem for @TopTweetTuesday @BlackBoughPoems with the irreplaceable @MatthewMCSmith hosting.

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@helen_laycock @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith What a great tribute to Elizabeth Jennings, Helen. A moving poem indeed. Love the monosyllables - pipe -spill - beep - still.