Jan Allison Biography

Thought I better get round to writing a bit about myself. 

I'm married and live on the Isle of Man 

My poetry journey began in November 2013 after my husband was diagnosed with cancer. The first poem I wrote was called was Splendid Isolation. This was written after we returned to the Isle of Man after his surgery in England. I felt so alone and vulnerable in the accommodation  - all I really needed was someone to talk to face to face and maybe have a hug! I posted a few poems on a friends facebook page - mainly humerous poems . An on-line friend Jenny Brewer saw my poems and kept telling me to join here. It took about 3 weeks of her asking me if i had joined to pluck up the courage to finally post and 'Just Desserts'  was the first poem I posted here - it is based on a true experience! Since then my life has been a whirl.  In Jared Pickett's collaboration I teamed up with Darren Watson and we wrote together collaboratively as JaDazzle United.


I adore penguins - the animals not the biscuits!
Loveeeee tall men with greying hair
I love baking/cooking
I like to potter in the garden - need more time to commit to it but have an aged mother who needs me more than my garden does
Adore most types of music - will give anything a listen
Best ever gig - Knebworth 1986 when 'Queen' headlined

FABULOUS FUN FOOTLES CONTEST

Blog Posted by Jan Allison: 3/27/2017 3:20:00 AM

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Date: 4/25/2017 11:37:00 PM
Is it me, or do you have a nut in here? LOL
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Date: 4/26/2017 3:19:00 AM
No comment:-(:-(:-( hugs Jan xx
Date: 3/30/2017 3:33:00 AM
Thanks, Jan - just made sure things were up to snuff - I've learned some things about syllables with this contest ... thank you for that!
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Date: 3/31/2017 6:39:00 PM
You did a fabulous job Greg many congrats:-) :-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 3/30/2017 11:45:00 AM
Thanks Greg I can't wait to open up the poems and see some fun poems:-) I have found the contests a brilliant way to learn new forms and have had such encouragement from some wonderfully talented people here:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 3/29/2017 8:26:00 AM
Thanks Jan, will check mine:)
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Date: 3/29/2017 10:58:00 AM
Thanks Jo I've not started to judge them yet - I've got to print them all out and check the syllable count and rhyme and overall appeal:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 3/28/2017 5:39:00 PM
Good luck, Jan!! There are many good ones I saw.
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Date: 3/28/2017 6:24:00 PM
Thanks Andrea:-) Hugs jan xx
Date: 3/28/2017 3:19:00 PM
give me a footle that's visual, has conflict, humanity, drama... she froze, her rose, on leaves, he sleaze, etc., tells a story, tells a moral, has continuity, ties in with title, and then gives a final disposition. oreo you there? no cookie for me. watch.
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 7:48:00 PM
im done responding/ you win
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 7:45:00 PM
i know now. just by your responses. all i was all along was a piece of crap that you enjoyed stepping on. one you cant keep a poker face.
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 7:26:00 PM
if you could care less, read your words, why did you comment initially?
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 7:12:00 PM
it was a cryptic message intended for someone that frequents this site that knows what oreo means. obvs it was nt you. so just move on.
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 7:03:00 PM
please. ill back off. we'll let you save face. read yur comments.
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 6:53:00 PM
ms. for your comprehension there was hidden meanings in that poem. obv. you didnt see. your ignorant if you cant figure out she froze her rose, on leaves he sleaze.
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 6:42:00 PM
i hope ur happy
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 6:38:00 PM
if you say so. i just deleted it. i live. makes judging easy for her.
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 3/28/2017 5:15:00 PM
when?
Date: 3/28/2017 1:51:00 PM
Hi Jan, I had fun writing my footle. I hope you like it. I checked the syllable count as well:-) Alexis
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Date: 3/28/2017 2:02:00 PM
Thanks Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 3/28/2017 8:22:00 AM
I just checked mine.
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Jan Allison
Date: 3/28/2017 8:25:00 AM
Thanks Tim:-):-) I need to sit down and judge the contest:-) hugs Jan xx

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