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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

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COLLABORATION IS FUN! ADVANCED NOTICE FOR CONTEST

Blog Posted:6/26/2017 5:07:00 PM

This blog is to inform you that I'm going to sponsor a collaboration contest. Please choose a writing partner WISELY; one you admire and who will be open-minded to ideas. It would be a bad experience for one of you to have the attitude of "it's my way or no way."

I have recently written poems with Ralph Sergi and Teddy Kimathi and had great fun writing with these two awesome poets. Writing with one person is totally different from the many limerick collaborations. It's a joint effort to write a poem based on one theme and have it read coherently. I just want everyone to have a positive experience and have fun doing it!

Spaces in the contest will be limited as I will ask for both poets to submit the poem to the contest so that they can both be placed

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Robert
Lindley

Date: 6/28/2017 7:36:00 AM

Jan ,this is a great idea. Having written with many great poets here, I can honestly say that I truly enjoyed and learned with each of those great poet/poetess. Our triple collab, a very long and deep poem , with Teppo and Vlad was a wonderful experience and they each were truly great to compose with.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2017 8:11:00 AM

The idea is not unique as their have been similar contests in the past. I have such fun in collaborating both with a single poet but also the impromptu limerick collaborations where other people just add their verses for fun:-) I hope you take part Robert, it will be interesting to see who people choose to write with:-) hugs jan xx

Joanna
Daniel

Date: 6/28/2017 7:24:00 AM

Wow, Jan! What an interesting idea! I hope I would find someone to collaborate with:)

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2017 7:32:00 AM

Choose wisely Jo - I have had some fabulous collaborations recently but in the past some have been disasters - it was 'their way or no way' and I was either not happy with the poems that were written or they never got posted. Ask someone whose poetry you enjoy reading and you think they will be easy to work with and the writing will be fun. My idea is not new I entered a collaboration contest here and ending up writing with Darren Watson as Jadazzle United - sadly we no longer are in contact but oh boy we had such fun when we wrote as we shared a similar sense of humour:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 6/26/2017 7:11:00 PM

sure do wish you would put this one off until after my vacation.Or is it already posted up? I'll go see. Good luck, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/27/2017 2:49:00 PM

Andrea I'd LOVE to see what you come up with in a collaboration with your sister I'm sure it would be awesome:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/27/2017 2:31:00 PM

I hope I can get her to try it with me!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/27/2017 3:29:00 AM

You will both need to post the poem but I think she has an account here so that would be awesome to see you writing together!:-)hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/26/2017 10:18:00 PM

thanks, Jan. I need to find someone now!! Hey, what if I collaborated with one of my sisters?? (who is not even at Soup?)

Jan Allison
Date: 6/26/2017 7:53:00 PM

No the contest isn't up yet and as it seems to be holiday time I thought I would give people fair chance to ask someone to collaborate with them, when I first wanted to write with Darren Watson for a collaboration he was away for about ten days so I asked someone else, then Darren came back and wanted to write with me so I wrote with 2 guys but as you know I had an incredible time writing with Darren and he spurred me on to believe in myself and we had such fun writing together:-) I will leave it for a while before I post the actual contest :-) hugs Jan xx

Lin
Lane

Date: 6/26/2017 6:44:00 PM

What a great idea, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/26/2017 7:10:00 PM

Thanks Lin I am so interested to seeing the pairings of poets. I have had some wonderful people to write with especially Darren Watson - we wrote over 30 poems together. the first poem we wrote together had the first stanza changed slightly, only about 6 words were changed in the other poems - have also had some more challenging collabs and some of the poems never saw the light of day or I was never happy with the finished poem. Writing with Teddy and Ralph was wonderful!:-) hugs jan xx

My Past Blog Posts


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A giggle a day can chase the blues away Date Posted: 2/9/2024 10:01:00 AM
A giggle a day ... Exciting news Date Posted: 1/20/2024 6:58:00 AM
Exciting Publication News - update updated Date Posted: 12/10/2023 8:52:00 AM
AWAY IN CONTEST JUDGED Date Posted: 7/31/2023 7:22:00 AM
My Next Contest Date Posted: 7/11/2023 8:34:00 AM
POOP POETRY CONTEST Date Posted: 6/19/2023 2:19:00 AM
A message from Teppo Gren Date Posted: 5/19/2022 3:36:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER Date Posted: 1/25/2022 1:07:00 AM
HE NEEDS SUPPORT - LIMERICK COLLABORATION Date Posted: 7/17/2021 2:35:00 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK HORNE Date Posted: 5/3/2021 11:28:00 PM
UNABLE TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS Date Posted: 4/20/2021 5:40:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER Date Posted: 1/24/2021 4:57:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK HORNE Date Posted: 5/3/2020 6:07:00 PM
TRIBUTE TO MANX FUNDRAISER BOB CORKISH Date Posted: 4/23/2020 2:29:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER - ANOTHER BURNS NIGHT BABY LIKE ME Date Posted: 1/25/2020 6:58:00 AM
POEM OF THE WEEK Date Posted: 8/12/2018 1:38:00 PM
OUCH Date Posted: 4/27/2018 3:09:00 AM
COLLABORATION CONTEST FINALLY JUDGED Date Posted: 11/15/2017 9:32:00 AM
WARNING ABOUT WEBCAMS Date Posted: 11/14/2017 1:53:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARREN WHITE Date Posted: 10/2/2017 4:53:00 PM

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5/7/2025	RUSH HOUR	Verse	food,travel,
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5/2/2025	Cruel Cutting Comments	Free verse	anti bullying,how i feel,
4/21/2025	WILD GOAT HAVING HIS OATS - BAWDY LIMERICK WARNING	Limerick	boat,humorous,lust,
4/20/2025	Summer holiday	Free verse	beach,holiday,sun,
4/19/2025	Fruit Pavlova	Epulaeryu	food,fruit,sweet,
4/18/2025	Royal National Lifeboat Institution	Rhyme	jobs,sea,weather,
4/16/2025	Tacos	Pleiades	food,
4/14/2025	Hell Hath No Fury	Roundel	betrayal,humorous,love hu
4/13/2025	Private Dancer	Rhyme	dance,jobs,money,
4/11/2025	our final farewell	Senryu	death,
4/10/2025	The Butterfly	Couplet	butterfly,nature,
4/9/2025	Stunning Spring Time	Etheree	nature,spring,
4/4/2025	PRESIDENT TRUMP - YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS PART 2	Limerick	america,animal,conflict,h
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4/3/2025	PRESIDENT TRUMP - YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!	Senryu	america,bullying,power,
4/1/2025	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious	Rhyme	nature,rainbow,sky,
3/31/2025	spring has now arrived	Haiku	nature,spring,
3/29/2025	Thinking about Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds	Free verse	music,science fiction,spa
3/27/2025	Not today Tumbleweed	Limerick	humorous,relationship,
3/26/2025	Jimmy Riddle	Limerick	child,humorous,
3/23/2025	Blue cheese and old pickles	Free verse	childhood,memory,
3/22/2025	Irish Phallus-See - bawdy poem	Limerick	humorous,
3/21/2025	what a shame about his name! - bawdy warning	Limerick	humorous,irony,work,
3/18/2025	St Patrick’s Day Blunder	Limerick	celebration,drink,humorou
3/16/2025	Betrayal	Rhyme	betrayal,heartbreak,
3/15/2025	My First Pet	Couplet	cat,pets,
3/14/2025	Winter Warmer - Bawdy limerick warning	Limerick	body,humorous,
3/12/2025	Bride and Gloom	Monoku	irony,marriage,
3/10/2025	No More Coercive Control - FICTIONAL POEM	Free verse	abuse,violence,
3/8/2025	WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER!	Monoku	absence,father,
3/5/2025	OVER THE RAINBOW	Rhyme	beautiful,rainbow,
3/4/2025	Tu Hung-Lo	Senryu	age,body,humorous,
3/2/2025	MANGY MONGREL	Haiku	dog,
3/1/2025	kingfisher	Haiku	bird,
2/28/2025	WARNING THIS POEM CONTAINS TOILET HUMOUR	Limerick	humorous,me,poetry,
2/27/2025	Sensational Sunset	Monoku	sunset,
2/25/2025	BAWDY LIMERICK	Limerick	humorous,
2/20/2025	KILLER ON THE LOOSE	Etheree	fear,humorous,
2/17/2025	A FISHY TALE	Rhyme	conflict,food,
2/14/2025	He really Cocked Up on Valentine’s Day	Senryu	humorous,integrity,valent
2/4/2025	my cynical valentine - bawdy	Senryu	flower,humorous,valentine
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2/1/2025	Tribute to my Vogon Valentine	Vogon Poetry	humorous,i miss you,
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12/30/2024	Resolutions	Pleiades	humorous,new year,
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10/31/2024	Holiday Limericks	Limerick	halloween,humorous,thanks
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10/13/2024	Absolute proof that I am the queen of poop	Monoku	for her,humorous,poetry,w
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The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
The Naked Ramblers Society	Verse	funny,
I'll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
Sometimes We Just Have To Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
My Way	Verse	funny,
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
My Honky Tonk Angel	Narrative	romantic,
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
A Memory She Left Behind	Verse	memory,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
Gifts From the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
Ever Deeper Grows Our Kiss	Free verse	kiss,
Friendships	Rhyme	friend,friendship,love,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
Cupid's Arrows	Free verse	love,romance,
The Things As Yet To Be	Narrative	love,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
For One Pass of Your Breath	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
Farewell At the Falls	Quatrain	leaving,lost love,
A Jan Allison Inspired Poem	Narrative	happiness,life,
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
A Getaway To Ancient Venice	Prose	love,passion,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
I'M Vinyl Baby	Free verse	music,
Adults Only a Sexy Write Just To Make Jan Laugh	Narrative	funny,humor,humorous,sexy
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
Lost In a World of Poetry	Sonnet	how i feel,poetry,
A Broken Heart Away	Free verse	love,
When I Am Gone	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
Stop the Abuse	Free verse	abuse,
Every Time I Have You Close- Triolet Sonnet	Triolet	beautiful,love,
My Heart Beats For You	Rhyme	bereavement,loss,love,
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
Lost	Dizain	death,heaven,loss,relatio
Call Me, Call Me	Light Verse	longing,love,wine,wisdom,
Jan Allison's - Fun Pyramid Cruise	Free verse	adventure,boat,celebratio
A Romantic Dream	Narrative	romantic,
The Story of You	Narrative	romance,
Friend	Diminished Hexaverse	friend,friendship,
If These Eyes Could Lie	Sonnet	feelings,love,
Expenditures	Rhyme	age,
Mother's Highlights	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,love,mot
The Butterfly and Me	Rhyme	animal,butterfly,earth,in
Friendship	Rhyme	friendship,love,
Breast Cancer Awareness-By Casarah Nance	Acrostic	cancer,
I Swear I Want To Die	Free verse	i love you,
Spring	Haiku	flower,nature,seasons,daf
If One Evening By Chance	Rhyme	best friend,longing,passi
Where Can I Find You	Free verse	introspection,
- The Glory Of Love -	Free verse	feelings,love,
My Best Ever Love Poem	Verse	love,
Poor Peter Pumpkin	Couplet	fantasy,funny,holiday,
Jan Allison	I do not know?	poems,
Awakening Sunshine Morning	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,emotions
Her Name Is Jan	Rhyme	marriage,memory,missing,m
Jan	Narrative	dedication,love,
Pefection	Free verse	beautiful,body,character,
Where I'M From	Free verse	beauty,cancer,childhood,c
Breast Cancer Awareness	Narrative	cancer,
Jan Allison	Limerick	appreciation,friend,poete
Romance	Rhyme	romance,
How Poetry Began	Quatrain	nature,poetry,
Snow Angels	Free verse	friend,love,
Maybe the Last Letter To My Beloved	Free verse	conflict,love,
Poor Man Rich Man	Free verse	heart,identity,
Passion	Free verse	passion,
Place In My Heart	Free verse	love,
The Color of Our Blood	Free verse	romance,romantic,
When Cities Yell	Free verse	abuse,creation,earth,natu
This Year	Quintain (English)	art,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
The Breadth of My Love	Free verse	love,planet,romance,roman
My Shortcomings	Narrative	humorous,